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98 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008
8. Select the Sign Packets option to enable the switch to include a digital signature
(Message-Authenticator) in all RADIUS access request packets sent to the
RADIUS server. A valid Message-Authenticator attribute will be required in all
RADIUS server responses.
9. In the Secret field, enter the server secret. A secret is required for all RADIUS
servers. The secret is used when generating and checking the Message-
Authenticator attribute.
10. Click the Add Server button to add the server.
11. Click the Modify Authentication Order tab, and verify that Device Authentication
Order and User Authentication Order options are set to either Radius or Radius
Local for Radius Authentication to be implemented.
■ Local — only attempts to authenticate using local switch password database.
■ RADIUS — only attempts to authenticate using the RADIUS server (another
computer that provides authentication).
■ RADIUS Local — attempts to authenticate using the RADIUS server. If the
switch can not contact the RADIUS server due to a network or some other
problem, the switch will authenticate using the local password database (active
security set).
12. Click the Modify Order button to set the authentication order.