Wireless Network Manager Administration Guide

Managing Policies > Policy Hierarchy > Select a Switch Policy > System > Radius Server
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Radius Server

RADIUS (Remote Authorization Dial-In User Service) servers provide security for networks. Radius servers provide authentication and authorization for networks. The Radius server maintains a user database, which contains authentication information. The Switch passes information to the configured Radius server, which can authenticate a user name and password before authorizing use of the network.

To activate Radius Server

  1. Navigate to Policies > Policy Hierarchy > Switch Policy.
  2. Select the System tab and scroll down to the Radius Server section.
  3. Click on Add Radius Server.
  4. Specify the Server IP, the radius server IP address.
  5. Specify the Authorized Port number. Enter any port number between 1 to 65535.
  6. Specify the Key String, used for encrypting all Radius communication between the device and the Radius server.
  7. Specify the Timeout Reply. Enter the amount of time the device waits for an answer from the Radius Server before switching to the next server. Enter any value between 1 to 30.
  8. Specify the Retry option. Enter the number of transmitted requests sent to the Radius server before a failure occurs. Enter any value between 1 to 10.