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Figure 41: Authentication Configuration
PARAMETERS
These parameters are displayed:
Common Server Configuration
◆ Timeout – The time the switch waits for a reply from an authentication server before it
resends the request. (Range: 3-3600 seconds; Default: 15 seconds)
◆ Dead Time – The time after which the switch considers an authentication server to be
dead if it does not reply. (Range: 0-3600 seconds; Default: 300 seconds)
Setting the Dead Time to a value greater than 0 (zero) will cause the authentication server to
be ignored until the Dead Time has expired. However, if only one server is enabled, it will
never be considered dead.
RADIUS/TACACS+ Server Configuration
◆ Enabled – Enables the server specified in this entry.
◆ IP Address – IP address or IP alias of authentication server.
◆ Port – Network (UDP) port of authentication server used for authentication messages.
(Range: 1-65535; Default: 0)
If the UDP port is set to 0 (zero), the switch will use 1812 for RADIUS authentication servers,
1813 for RADIUS accounting servers, or 49 for TACACS+ authentication servers.
◆ Secret – Encryption key used to authenticate logon access for the client. (Maximum length: