DELL 6024 User Manual
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Configuring System Information
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Configuring RADIUS Settings
Remote Authorization Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) servers provide additional security for
networks. The RADIUS server maintains a user database, which contains per-user authentication
information. RADIUS servers provide a centralized authentication method for:
networks. The RADIUS server maintains a user database, which contains per-user authentication
information. RADIUS servers provide a centralized authentication method for:
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Telnet Access
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Web Access
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Console to Switch Access
The RADIUS Settings page contains both user-defined and the default RADIUS settings.
To open the RADIUS Settings page, click System Management
To open the RADIUS Settings page, click System Management
→ Security→ RADIUS in the tree
view.
Figure 6-51.
RADIUS Settings
The RADIUS Settings page contains the following fields:
IP Address — IP address of the authentication port.
Priority (0-65535) — Indicates the port priority. The possible values are 0-65535.
Authentication Port — Identifies the authentication port that is used to verify the RADIUS server
authentication.
Number of Retries (1-10) — Number of transmitted requests sent to the RADIUS server before a
failure occurs. Possible field values are 1 - 10. Three is the default value. If no host-specific value is
specified, the global value applies to each host. Click Use Default to use the default value.
IP Address — IP address of the authentication port.
Priority (0-65535) — Indicates the port priority. The possible values are 0-65535.
Authentication Port — Identifies the authentication port that is used to verify the RADIUS server
authentication.
Number of Retries (1-10) — Number of transmitted requests sent to the RADIUS server before a
failure occurs. Possible field values are 1 - 10. Three is the default value. If no host-specific value is
specified, the global value applies to each host. Click Use Default to use the default value.