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Radius Server and Radius Accounting

You can set up a RADIUS server for any of the options selected in the Authentication Type drop-down menu. When these settings are defined, an external 802.1x/EAP capable RADIUS server is used for key generation and authentication. Input values in the following fields:

To set the Radius Server Settings:

Field Name Description
Radius Server Retries Enter the number times a user can try to authenticate before access is denied. The default is 4.
Retry Interval (seconds) Enter the time period during which retries are valid. The default is 0.
RADIUS Server 1 Input the name/location of the RADIUS authentication server.
Port Input the port on which your primary RADIUS authentication server communicates with clients and network devices.
RADIUS Server 1 Secret Enter the secret passcode for your primary RADIUS authentication server.
RADIUS Server 2 Input the name/location of your backup RADIUS authentication server.
Port Input the port on which your backup RADIUS authentication server communicates with clients and network devices.
RADIUS Server 2 Secret Enter the secret passcode for your backup RADIUS authentication server.

To set the Radius Accounting Server Settings:

Field Name Description
Server 1 IP Enter the IP address for the first RADIUS server.
Port Input the port on which your primary RADIUS accounting server communicates with clients and network devices.
Server 1 Secret Enter the secret passcode for your primary RADIUS accounting server.
Server 2 IP Enter the IP address for the backup RADIUS server.
Port Input the port on which your backup RADIUS accounting server communicates with clients and network devices.
Server 2 Secret Enter the secret passcode for your backup RADIUS accounting server.
NAS Identifier Type

Select the NAS Identifier Type from the drop-down menu. Options include: Not Included (default), Access Point Name, Access Point MAC Address, and SSID.

When the SSID option is selected, both the RADIUS authentication message and RADIUS accounting message carry the VAP SSID.
NAS IP Addr Input the NAS system IP address.
Group Key Interval The time period, in seconds, for which a group key is valid and after which the group key is forced to be updated. The default is 86400 seconds (24 hours).

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