Kentrox AI296 User Manual

AI296 Version 9.8x User’s Guide

System Configuration: RADIUS Configuration

RADIUS Configuration

RADIUS authentication verifies user login information against valid user information in 
a database on a centralized RADIUS authentication server. A primary and secondary 
RADIUS server are configurable to provide secure access for an entire AI296 
network. AI296 RADIUS authentication is available for Telnet, asynchronous, and 
synchronous ports. The following menu items can be configured for RADIUS:

z

z

Server Settings

The RADIUS server settings are configured using four menu items for the primary and 
secondary server. The configurable values are:

z

Primary/secondary server status

—Enables or disables the primary or secondary 

server.

z

Primary/secondary server IP address

—Defines an IP address for the primary or 

secondary server.

z

Primary/secondary server port

—Defines the port number for the primary or 

secondary server.

z

Primary/secondary server secret

—Defines a password for the primary or secondary 

server.

Toggle for primary/secondary server status

Data for primary/secondary server IP address, server port, and server secret



Note: RADIUS and TACACS+ cannot both be configured at the same time. 

Attempting to do this generates an error.

To configure the RADIUS server settings:

1. Access Menu 4.2.11-2.2.

2. For 

01*Primary Server Status

, enter 

1

 to select 

ENABLED

 or 

DISABLED

. The default is 

DISABLED

.

3. For 

02 Primary Server IP Address

, enter 

2,

 and the desired IP address. The default 

is 

0.0.0.0

.