3 – Planning
Fabric Security
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1. Configure the Radius_1 host as a RADIUS server on Switch_1 and
Switch_2 to authenticate device logins. Specify the server IP address and
the secret with which the switches will authenticate with the server.
Configure the switches so that devices authenticate through the switches
only if the RADIUS server is unavailable.
Device Authentication
Order
RadiusLocal – Authenticate devices using the
RADIUS server security database first. If the RADIUS
server is unavailable, then use the local switch secu-
rity database.
Total Servers 1 – Enables support for one RADIUS server
Device Authentication
Server
True – Enables Radius_1 to authenticate device log-
ins.
Server IP Address 10.20.30.40
Secret 1234567890123456 – 16-character ASCI string (MD5
hash). This is the secret that allows direct communica-
tion with the RADIUS server.