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Group Administration Group security
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Displaying RADIUS authentication and accounting servers
1. Click Group, then Group Configuration.
2. Select the Administration tab.
See the online help for information about the data fields and options.
Using RADIUS authentication and accounting servers
Prerequisite tasks for RADIUS servers
Perform the tasks in Table 4-7, in the order listed, before you use a RADIUS server to authenticate administration
accounts (or CHAP accounts for iSCSI access
, as described in Using CHAP accounts on a RADIUS authentication
server on page 8-3).
Admin-Email
(Optional) E-mail address of the administrator.
VSA vendor ID 12740
VSA number 2
VSA syntax String (3 to 247 characters)
Admin-Phone
(Optional) Phone number for the administrator.
VSA vendor ID 12740
VSA number 3
VSA syntax String (3 to 247 characters)
Admin-Mobile
(Optional) Mobile phone number for the administrator.
VSA vendor ID 12740
VSA number 4
VSA syntax String (3 to 247 characters)
Admin-Poll-Interval
How often, in seconds, the GUI polls the group configuration
dat
a
. The default is 30 (seconds).
VSA vendor ID 12740
VSA number 5
VSA syntax Integer (up to 6 numerals)
Table 4-7: RADIUS Server Prerequisites
Task Description
Install and configure the
RADIUS authentication
server.
For example, to add the group as a RADIUS client on a Network Policy Server, you must
specify:
• The name (also called Frien
dly Na
me) for the client. Dell recommends using the group
name.
• The group IP address, (also called Client address), or d
edicated management network
IP address.
• The Vendor Name attribute. Select RADIUS S
tandard.
• An optional password (also called Shared Secret), of up to
63 characters. This password
should also be entered in the Group Manager when you configure the group to use the
RADIUS authentication server. Dell recommends that you use a password for increased
security.
The RADIUS server must be accessible to all the
group members.
Table 4-6: Vendor-Specific Attributes (Continued)
Attribute Field Required Value