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Version 8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
radius-server host
Configure a RADIUS server host.
Syntax
radius-server host {hostname | ipv4-address} [auth-port port-
number] [retransmit retries] [timeout seconds] [key
[encryption-type] key]
Parameters
hostname Enter the name of the RADIUS server host.
ipv4-address Enter the IPv4 address (A.B.C.D) of the RADIUS server host.
auth-port port-
number
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords auth-port then a number
as the port number. The range is from zero (0) to 65535. The
default port-number is 1812.
retransmit
retries
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword retransmit then a number
as the number of attempts. This parameter overwrites the
radius-server retransmit command. The range is
from zero (0) to 100. The default is 3 attempts.
timeout
seconds
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword timeout then the seconds
the time interval the switch waits for a reply from the RADIUS
server. This parameter overwrites the radius-server
timeout
command. The range is from 0 to 1000. The
default is 5 seconds.
key
[encryption-
type] key
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword key then an optional
encryption-type and a string up to 42 characters long as the
authentication key. The RADIUS host server uses this
authentication key and the RADIUS daemon operating on
this switch.
For the encryption-type, enter either zero (0) or 7 as the
encryption type for the key entered. The options are:
• 0 is the default and means the password is not encrypted
and stored as clear text.
• 7 means that the password is encrypted and hidden.
Configure this parameter last because leading spaces are
ignored.
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