System Management : Managing administrator users : Creating a RADIUS authentication server configuration
 
Creating a RADIUS authentication server configuration
You can use a RADIUS authentication server to authenticate administrator users.
Basic steps:
1. Create a RADIUS authentication server configuration.
2. Select the RADIUS server configuration when you add administrator users.
Before you begin:
• You must know the IP address, port, authentication protocol, and shared secret used to access the RADIUS server.
• You must have Read-Write permission for System settings.
To create a RADIUS server configuration:
1. Go to System > Administrator.
2. Click the RADIUS tab
3. Click Add to display the configuration editor.
4. Complete the configuration as described in Table 59.
5. Save the configuration.
Table 59: RADIUS server configuration
Settings
Guidelines
Name
Unique name. No spaces or special characters.
After you initially save the configuration, you cannot edit the name.
Server
IP address for the server.
Port
Port number for the server. The commonly used port for RADIUS is 1812.
Shared Secret
Shared secret string used when connecting to the server.
Authentication Type
• PAP—Password authentication protocol.
• CHAP—Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol.
• MS-CHAP—Microsoft version of CHAP.
• MS-CHAPv2—Microsoft version of CHAP, version 2.
Virtual Domain
Select the virtual domain to which the authentication server belongs.