User Guide    563
Configuring 802.1x 802.1x Configuration
2.2  Using the CLI
2.2.1  Configuring the RADIUS Server
Follow these steps to configure RADIUS:
Step 1 configure
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2 radius-server host 
ip-address
 [ auth-port 
port-id
 ] [ acct-port 
port-id
 ] [ timeout 
time 
] [ 
retransmit
 number 
]  [ nas-id 
nas-id
 ] key { [ 0 ] 
string 
| 7 
encrypted-string 
} 
Add the RADIUS server and configure the related parameters as needed.
host 
ip-address
:
 
Enter the IP address of the server running the RADIUS protocol. 
auth-port 
port-id
:
 
Specify the UDP destination port on the RADIUS server for authentication 
requests. The default setting is 1812.
acct-port 
port-id: 
Specify the UDP destination port on the RADIUS server for accounting 
requests. The default setting is 1813. Generally, the accounting feature is not used in the 
authentication account management.
timeout 
time
:
 
Specify the time interval that the switch waits for the server to reply before 
resending. The valid values are from 1 to 9 seconds and the default setting is 5 seconds.
retransmit
 number
:
 
Specify the number of times a request is resent to the server if the 
server does not respond. The valid values are from 1 to 3 and the default setting is 2.
nas-id 
nas-id: 
 Specify the name of the NAS (Network Access Server) to be contained in 
RADIUS packets for identification. It ranges from 1 to 31 characters. The default value is the 
MAC address of the switch. Generally, the NAS indicates the switch itself. 
key { [ 0 ] 
string 
| 7 
encrypted-string 
}:  Specify the shared key. 0 and 7 prevent the 
encryption type. 0 indicates that an unencrypted key will follow. 7 indicates that a symmetric 
encrypted key with a xed length will follow. By default, the encryption type is 0. 
string
 is the 
shared key for the switch and the server, which contains 32 characters at most. 
encrypted-
string
 is a symmetric encrypted key with a fixed length, which you can copy from the 
conguration le of another switch. The key or encrypted-key you congured here will be 
displayed in the encrypted form. 
Step 3 aaa group radius 
group-name
Create a RADIUS server group.
radius:
 
Specify the group type as radius.
group-name
:
 
Specify a name for the group.
Step 4 server 
ip-address
Add the existing servers to the server group.
ip-address
:
 
Specify IP address of the server to be added to the group.
Step 5 exit
Return to global configuration mode. 
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