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Using Windows Active Directory For Account Authentication to PS Series Groups 5
Figure 3: RADIUS Settings
 Enter the IP address for the RADIUS authentication server, and enter and
confirm a secret. Click OK.
 Adjust the Request timeout value and Number of retries value in the RADIUS
settings dialog window as desired. Click OK.
Finally, confirm and save all settings by clicking the floppy disk icon in the upper right
of the group manager interface.
MANAGING SAN ADMINISTRATION THORUGH VENDOR SPECIFIC
ATTRIBUTES
Depending on the role of the SAN administrator, multiple user groups can be created
to use Vendor Specific Attributes to control access privileges to the PS Series SAN. For
example some users may have full access to the PS Series group while others may
have read-only or volume access to the group.
This section will detail the process of creating users and assigning them to specific
groups to manage the PS Series SAN.
Creating Users and Groups for SAN Administration
It is recommended to create new Active Directory groups to manage the users that will
have SAN privileges. This will help manage SAN administrators and prevent other users
from accessing the PS Series SAN.
To add a new group to manage the PS Series group administrators and add users to
that group: