User's Manual

RADIUS external authentication service
To add a RADIUS external authentication service:
1. On the RADIUS server that will be used as an external authentication service, add the
Rack Power Manager server as a RADIUS client. Make a note of the configured shared
secret and the available authentication type(s) on the RADIUS server.
2. From the Rack Power Manager Explorer, Click the Users tab.
3. Click Authentication Services in the top navigation bar. The User Authentication Services
window will open.
4. Click Add. The Add Authentication Service Wizard will appear.
5. The Provide Authentication Service Name and Type window will open.
a. Type a 1-64 character name for the RADIUS authentication service.
b. Select RADIUS from the Type menu.
c. Click Next.
6. The Specify RADIUS Connection Settings window will open.
a. Type the address of the RADIUS host in dot notation format (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) or type
the DNS host name in the Server Address field.
b. Type the number of the port (from 1-65535) for connecting to the RADIUS host in the
Port Number field. The default is port 1812.
c. Click Next.
7. The Establish Connection with Authentication Service window will open briefly. If the
external authentication service is contacted successfully, the Specify RADIUS
Authentication Settings window will open.
a. Select the authentication type from the Authentication Type menu. Make sure it is one
of the available authentication types noted in step 1.
PAP - Password Authentication Protocol
CHAP - Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (default)
MS-CHAP - Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
MS-CHAP v2 - Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
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b. In the Shared Secret field, type the shared secret (that was configured on the RADIUS
server in step 1), which is a password protected field. Microsoft’s implementation
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