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Basic Configuration
5.9.10. RADIUS Parameters
The RADIUS Configuration Menus offer the following options:
• Enable: Enables/Disables the RADIUS feature at the Network Port. (Default = Off.)
• PrimaryAddress Defines the IP address or domain name (up to 64 characters
long) for your primary RADIUS server. (Default = undefined.)
• PrimarySecretWord: Defines the RADIUS Secret Word for the primary RADIUS
server. (Default = undefined.)
• SecondaryAddress: Defines the IP address or domain name (up to 64 characters
long) for your secondary, fallback RADIUS server (if present.)
(Default = undefined.)
• SecondarySecretWord: Defines the RADIUS Secret Word for the secondary
RADIUS server. (Default = undefined.)
• FallbackTimer: Determines how long the VMR/NPS will continue to attempt to
contact the primary RADIUS Server before falling back to the secondary RADIUS
Server. (Default = 3 Seconds.)
• FallbackLocal: Determines whether or not the VMR/NPS will fallback to its
own password/username directory when an authentication attempt fails. When
enabled, the VMR/NPS will first attempt to authenticate the password by checking
the RADIUS Server; if this fails, the VMR/NPS will then attempt to authenticate the
password by checking its own internal username directory. This parameter offers
three options:

Off: Fallback Local is disabled (Default.)

On(AllFailures): Fallback Local is enabled, and the unit will fallback to it's
own internal user directory when it cannot contact the Radius Server, or when a
password or username does not match the Radius Server.

On(TransportFailure): Fallback Local is enabled, but the unit will only fallback
to it's own internal user directory when it cannot contact the Radius Server.
• Retries: Determines how many times the VMR/NPS will attempt to contact the
RADIUS server. Note that the retries parameter applies to both the Primary RADIUS
Server and the Secondary RADIUS Server. (Default = 3.)
• AuthenticationPort: The Authentication Port number for the RADIUS function.
(Default = 1812.)
• AccountingPort: The Accounting Port number for the RADIUS function.
(Default = 1813.)
• Debug: (Text Interface Only) When enabled, the VMR/NPS will put RADIUS debug
information into Syslog. (Default = Off.)
• PingTest: (Text Interface Only) Allows you to ping IP addresses or domain names
that have been defined via the RADIUS Parameters menus in order to check that a
valid IP address or domain name has been entered.
Note: In order for the Ping Test feature to function, your network and/or firewall
must be configured to allow ping commands.