3-70Item DescriptionReauthenticationPeriodDisplays the time span (in seconds) in which the selected port isreauthenticated. The field default is 3600 seconds.Defining Radius ClientRemote Authentication Dial-in User Service (Radius) is a logon authentication protocol that usessoftware running on a central server to control access to Radius-aware devices on the network. Anauthentication server contains a database of multiple user name/password pairs with associatedprivilege levels for each user or group that require management access to a switch.The Radius Client Setup Page allows the administrator to configure the parameters for the switch actingas the RADIUS client.Click Security > RADIUS Client > Setup. The Radius Client Setup Page opens.Figure 3-75 Radius Client Setup PageThe Radius Client Setup Page contains the following fields:Table 3-59 Radius Client Setup Page item descriptionItem DescriptionHost IP Address Defines the RADIUS Server IP address.Authentication Port Defines the authentication port. The authentication port is used to verifythe RADIUS server authentication. The authentication port default is 1812.Number of RetriesDefines the number of transmitted requests sent to the RADIUS serverbefore a failure occurs. Possible field values are 1-20. The default value is5.Timeout for ReplyDefines the amount of time (in seconds) the switch waits for an answerfrom the RADIUS server before retrying the query, or switching to the nextserver. Possible field values are 1-20. The default value is 5.Key StringDefines the default key string used for authenticating and encrypting allRadius-communication between the switch and the Radius server. Thiskey must match the Radius encryption.
