CLI Reference Guide

Connecting to RADIUS Servers and Server Groups 267
4 Click New RADIUS Server. The Create RADIUS Server wizard appears.
5 In the Name box, type the name of an existing RADIUS server (1 to 32
alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs). Do not use the same
name for a RADIUS server and a RADIUS server group.
6 In the IP Address box, type the IP address for the RADIUS server, in dotted
decimal notation.
7 In the Timeout box, specify how long (1 to 65,535 seconds) the WX
switch must wait for a RADIUS server to respond before retransmitting.
The default is 5 seconds.
8 In the Authentication Port box, specify the UDP destination port to which
the WX switch listens for authentication and authorization. The default
port is 1812.
9 In the Accounting Port box, specify the UDP destination port to which the
WX switch listens for accounting. The default port is 1813.
10 In the Retry Count box, specify how many retransmissions (1 to 100) are
sent for a RADIUS request. The default is 2.
11 In the Dead Time box, specify how long (0 to 1440 minutes) the WX
switch waits before attempting to reach an unresponsive RADIUS server.
The default is 0 minutes.
12 In the Key box, type the password (also known as a shared secret key)
used to authenticate to the RADIUS server (1 to 32 characters long, with
no spaces or tabs).
You must provide the same password that is defined on the RADIUS
server.
13 In the Authorization Password box, type the password used for outbound
authentication and authorization to a RADIUS server (1 to 32
alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs). This authorization
password overrides the default authorization password for MAC users.
Providing an authorization password is required only for users whose
devices are authenticated by their MAC addresses or for last-resort users,
neither of which have a regular username or password. For MAC users,
the password is the user’s MAC address, by default. MSS obtains the
MAC address from frames received from the device. For last-resort users,
the password is 3Com.
Changing the password applies both to MAC users and to last-resort
users.