Configuring Radius Server Communication - Cisco Catalyst 8540 MSR Configuration Manual
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Configuring RADIUS
Configuring RADIUS Server Communication
To configure per-server RADIUS server communication on the switch, use the following global
configuration commands:
Command
Step 1
Switch(config)# aaa new-model
Step 2
Switch(config)# radius-server host {hostname |
ip-address} [auth-port number]
[acct-port number] [timeout seconds]
[retransmit retries] [key string]
To configure global communication settings between the switch and a RADIUS server, use the following
global configuration commands:
Command
Step 1
Switch(config)# aaa new-model
Step 2
Switch(config)# radius-server key string
Step 3
Switch(config)# radius-server retransmit retries Specifies the number of times the switch
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Purpose
Enables the AAA access control model.
Specifies the host name or IP address of the
remote RADIUS server host and assigns
authentication and accounting destination port
numbers.
To configure the network access server to
recognize more than one host entry associated
with a single IP address, simply repeat this
command as many times as necessary, making
sure that each UDP port number is different. Set
the timeout, retransmit, and encryption key
values to use with the specific RADIUS host.
The optional key keyword specifies a text
Note
string that must match the encryption key
used on the RADIUS server. Always
configure the key as the last item in the
radius-server host command syntax
because spaces within and at the end of
the key are used. Leading spaces are
ignored. If you use spaces in your key, do
not enclose the key in quotation marks
unless the quotation marks themselves
are part of the key.
Purpose
Enables the AAA access control model.
Specifies the shared secret text string used
between the switch and a RADIUS server.
transmits each RADIUS request to the server
before giving up.
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