NETGEAR NETGEAR Switch User Manual


 
User Manual for the NETGEAR 7300S Series Layer 3 Managed Switch Software
Security Commands 9-19
202-10088-01, March 2005
radius server key
This command is used to configure the shared secret between the RADIUS client and the RADIUS
accounting / authentication server. Depending on whether the 'auth' or 'acct' token is used, the
shared secret will be configured for the RADIUS authentication or RADIUS accounting server.
The IP address provided must match a previously configured server. When this command is
executed, the secret will be prompted. The secret must be an alphanumeric value not exceeding 20
characters.
Format
radius server key {auth | acct} <ipaddr>
Mode Global Config
radius server msgauth
This command enables the message authenticator attribute for a specified server.
Default
radius server msgauth <ipaddr>
Mode Global Config
radius server primary
This command is used to configure the primary RADIUS authentication server for this RADIUS
client. The primary server is the one that is used by default for handling RADIUS requests. The
remaining configured servers are only used if the primary server cannot be reached. A maximum
of three servers can be configured on each client. Only one of these servers can be configured as
the primary. If a primary server is already configured prior to this command being executed, the
server specified by the IP address specified used in this command will become the new primary
server. The IP address must match that of a previously configured RADIUS authentication server.
Format radius server primary <ipaddr>
Mode Global Config
radius server retransmit
This command sets the maximum number of times a request packet is re-transmitted when no
response is received from the RADIUS server. The retries value is an integer in the range of 1 to
15.
Default 10