3Com Baseline 2928 PWR Plus - Radius

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Table of Contents
1 RADIUS·······················································································································································1-1
Overview ·················································································································································1-1
Introduction to RADIUS ···················································································································1-1
Client/Server Model ·························································································································1-1
Security and Authentication Mechanisms ·······················································································1-2
Basic Message Exchange Process of RADIUS ··············································································1-2
RADIUS Packet Format···················································································································1-3
Extended RADIUS Attributes ··········································································································1-5
Protocols and Standards·························································································································1-6
Configuring RADIUS ·······························································································································1-6
Configuration Task List····················································································································1-6
Configuring RADIUS Servers ··········································································································1-7
Configuring RADIUS Parameters····································································································1-8
RADIUS Configuration Example ···········································································································1-11
Configuration Guidelines·······················································································································1-16