DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters the global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Specifies the shared secret text string used between the switch and all
RADIUS servers.
radius-server key string
Example:
Switch(config)# radius-server key
Step 2
The key is a text string that must match the encryption key used
on the RADIUS server. Leading spaces are ignored, but spaces
within and at the end of the key are used. If you use spaces in
your key, do not enclose the key in quotation marks unless the
quotation marks are part of the key.
Note
your_server_key
Specifies the number of times the switch sends each RADIUS request
to the server before giving up. The default is 3; the range 1 to 1000.
radius-server retransmit retries
Example:
Switch(config)# radius-server
Step 3
retransmit 5
Specifies the number of seconds a switch waits for a reply to a RADIUS
request before resending the request. The default is 5 seconds; the range
is 1 to 1000.
radius-server timeout seconds
Example:
Switch(config)# radius-server timeout
Step 4
3
When a RADIUS server is not responding to authentication requests,
this command specifies a time to stop the request on that server. This
radius-server deadtime minutes
Example:
Switch(config)# radius-server deadtime
Step 5
avoids the wait for the request to timeout before trying the next configured
server. The default is 0; the range is 1 to 1440 minutes.
0
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.end
Example:
Switch(config)# end
Step 6
Related Topics
Identifying the RADIUS Server Host, on page 65
RADIUS Server Host, on page 62
Catalyst 2960-XR Switch Security Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)EX1
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Configuring RADIUS
Configuring Settings for All RADIUS Servers
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