DELL 9.8(0.0) User Manual

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radius-server host

Configure a RADIUS server host.

Syntax

radius-server host {hostname | ipv4-address | ipv6-address} 
[auth-port port-number] [retransmit retries] [timeout seconds] 
[key [encryption-type] key]

Parameters

Enter the name of the RADIUS server host.

ipv4-address | 
ipv6-address

Enter the IPv4 address (A.B.C.D) or IPv6 address (X:X:X:X::X) 
of the RADIUS server host.

auth-port port-
number

(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords auth-port then a number 
as the port number. The range is from zero (0) to 65535. The 
default port-number is 1812.

retransmit 
retries

(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword retransmit then a number 
as the number of attempts. This parameter overwrites the 
radius-server retransmit command. The range is 
from zero (0) to 100. The default is 3 attempts.

timeout 
seconds

(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword timeout then the seconds 
the time interval the switch waits for a reply from the RADIUS 
server. This parameter overwrites the radius-server 
timeout command. The range is from 0 to 1000. The 
default is 5 seconds.

key 
[encryption-
type] key

(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword key then an optional 
encryption-type and a string up to 42 characters long as the 
authentication key. The RADIUS host server uses this 
authentication key and the RADIUS daemon operating on 
this switch.

For the encryption-type, enter either zero (0) or 7 as the 
encryption type for the key entered. The options are:
• 0 is the default and means the password is not encrypted 

and stored as clear text.

• 7 means that the password is encrypted and hidden.

Configure this parameter last because leading spaces are 
ignored.

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