Web and MAC Authentication 
Configuring the Switch To Access a RADIUS Server 
Syntax:  [no] radius-server 
[host < ip-address >] 
Adds a server to the RADIUS configuration or (with no) 
deletes a server from the configuration. You can config
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ure up to three RADIUS server addresses. The switch uses 
the first server it successfully accesses. (Refer to 
“RADIUS Authentication and Accounting” on page 6-1.) 
[key < global-key-string >] 
Specifies the global encryption key the switch uses with 
servers for which the switch does not have a server-
specific key assignment (below). This key is optional if 
all RADIUS server addresses configured in the switch 
include a server-specific encryption key. (Default: Null.) 
Syntax:  radius-server host < ip-address > key <server-specific key-string> 
[no] radius-server host < ip-address > key 
Optional. Specifies an encryption key for use during 
authentication (or accounting) sessions with the speci
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fied server. This key must match the encryption key used 
on the RADIUS server. Use this command only if the 
specified server requires a different encryption key than 
configured for the global encryption key, above. 
The no form of the command removes the key configured 
for a specific server. 
For example, to configure the switch to access a RADIUS server at IP address 
192.168.32.11 using a server specific shared secret key of ‘1A7rd’ 
Figure 4-4. Example of Configuring a Switch To Access a RADIUS Server 
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