Specifications

Network Setup 4-49
6. Refer to the Server field and define the following credentials for a primary and secondary Radius server.
7. Refer to the Accounting field and define the following credentials for a primary and secondary Radius
Server.
8. Select the Re-authentication checkbox to force a periodic re-authentication with the Radius server.
Periodic repetition of the authentication process provides ongoing security for currently authorized
connections. Define an interval between 30 and 65535 seconds.
RADIUS Server
Address
Enter the IP address of the primary and secondary server acting as the Radius user
authentication data source.
RADIUS Port Enter the TCP/IP port number for the primary and secondary server acting as the
Radius user authentication data source. The default port is 1812.
RADIUS Shared
Secret
Provide a shared secret (password) for user credential authentication with the
primary or secondary Radius server.
Server Timeout Enter a value (between 1 and 300 seconds) to indicate the number of elapsed
seconds causing the switch to time out on a request to the primary or secondary
server.
Server Retries Enter a value between 1 and 100 to indicate the number of times the switch
attempts to reach the primary or secondary Radius server before giving up.
NOTE: The Radius or NAC server’s Timeout and Retries should be less than what is
defined for an MU’s timeout and retries. If the MU’s time is less than the server’s, a fall
back to the secondary server will not work.
Accounting Server
Address
Enter the IP address of the primary and secondary server acting as the Radius
accounting server.
Accounting Port Enter the TCP/IP port number for the primary and secondary server acting as the
Radius accounting data source. The default port is 1813.
Accounting Shared
Secret
Provide a shared secret (password) for user credential authentication with the
primary or secondary Radius accounting server.
Accounting Timeout Enter a value (between 1 and 300 seconds) to indicate the number of elapsed
seconds causing the switch to time out a request to the primary or secondary
accounting server.
Accounting Retries Enter a value between 1 and 100 to indicate the number of times the switch
attempts to reach the primary or secondary Radius accounting server before giving
up.
Accounting Mode Use the Accounting Mode drop-down menu to define the accounting mode as
either
Start-Stop, Stop Only, or Start-Interim-Stop. Define the interval (in
seconds) used with the selected accounting mode.