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Setting the RADIUS server address:
The Set RADIUS Server command sets the IP address or hostname of the primary or secondary server used for
RADIUS authentication requests.
NOTE: Both IPv4 and IPv6 formats are accepted for primary/secondary IP address or hostname.
To set the RADIUS server address:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type set radius, followed by primary or secondary, followed by server, and the
RADIUS server’s IP address or hostname (maximum 63 characters). Press Enter.
Examples
The following command sets the primary RADIUS server address to 98.76.54.32:
Switched CDU: set radius primary server 98.76.54.32<Enter>
The following command sets the secondary RADIUS server address to radius.servertech.com:
Switched CDU: set radius secondary server radius.servertech.com<Enter>
Setting the RADIUS secret:
The Set RADIUS Secret command sets the shared secret for the server used for RADIUS authentication requests.
To set the shared secret:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type set radius, followed by primary or secondary, and followed by secret. Press
Enter.
Enter the shared secret and press Enter. For security, shared secret characters are not displayed.
The secret that was set for the primary server will not be cleared when setting the secret for the secondary server, and
vice versa.
Changing the RADIUS port number:
The Set RADIUS Port command sets the server port number for RADIUS authentication requests.
To change the port number:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type set radius, followed by primary or secondary, followed by port, and the port
number (1-65535). Press Enter.
The default is 1812.
Example
The following command sets the secondary RADIUS server port number to 1855:
Switched CDU: set radius secondary port 1855<Enter>
Setting the RADIUS timeout value:
The Set RADIUS Timeout command sets the time interval to wait for a reply from the RADIUS server before
resending the authentication request.
To set the timeout value:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type set radius, followed by primary or secondary, followed by timeout, and the
time interval in seconds (1-30). Press Enter.
Examples
The following command sets the primary RADIUS server timeout value to 15 seconds:
Switched CDU: set radius primary timeout 15<Enter>
The following command sets the secondary RADIUS server timeout value to 5 seconds:
Switched CDU: set radius secondary timeout 5<Enter>