ACCESS GATEWAY
132 System Administration
Enter a name of your choice for this service profile in the Unique Name field.
Authentication
This category requires input for enabling RADIUS authentication and requires you to define IP addresses,
ports, and secret keys for the primary and secondary RADIUS servers (the secondary server is optional).
1.
Enable or disable the RADIUS Authentication Service, as required, by clicking on the Enable RADIUS
Authentication Service check box.
2.
If you enabled the RADIUS Authentication Service, enter the primary RADIUS authentication server IP
address in the Primary IP field. This field can also be populated by a DNS name to allow for changing
the DNS resolution, instead of having to change settings in the NSE when the IP of the Radius server
changes.
3.
Enter the authorization port in the Port field for the primary RADIUS authentication server. This is the
port the system uses when authorizing subscribers.
4.
Enter a secret key in the Secret Key field for the primary RADIUS authentication server. During the
authentication process, the server and client exchange secret keys. The secret keys must match for
communication between the server and the client to continue. The secret key is a valuable and necessary
security measure.
The Access Gateway and the RADIUS servers must use the same secret key.
5.
Repeat Steps 2 through 4 for the secondary RADIUS authentication server (if used).
Accounting
This category requires input for enabling the RADIUS accounting service, and also requires the necessary IP
addresses, ports and secret keys for the primary and secondary RADIUS accounting servers. The RADIUS
accounting server is responsible for receiving accounting requests and returning a response to the client
indicating that it has received the request.
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