Reference Guide

CONFIGURATION mode
radius-server deadtime seconds
○ seconds: the range is from 0 to 2147483647. The default is 0 seconds.
● Configure a key for all RADIUS communications between the system and RADIUS server hosts.
CONFIGURATION mode
radius-server key [encryption-type] key
○ encryption-type: enter 7 to encrypt the password. Enter 0 to keep the password as plain text.
○ key: enter a string. The key can be up to 42 characters long. You cannot use spaces in the key.
● Configure the number of times the system retransmits RADIUS requests.
CONFIGURATION mode
radius-server retransmit retries
○ retries: the range is from 0 to 100. Default is 3 retries.
● Configure the time interval the system waits for a RADIUS server host response.
CONFIGURATION mode
radius-server timeout seconds
○ seconds: the range is from 0 to 1000. Default is 5 seconds.
To view the configuration of RADIUS communication parameters, use the show running-config command in EXEC
Privilege mode.
Monitoring RADIUS
To view information on RADIUS transactions, use the following command.
● View RADIUS transactions to troubleshoot problems.
EXEC Privilege mode
debug radius
TACACS+
The system supports terminal access controller access control system (TACACS+ client, including support for login
authentication.
Configuration Task List for TACACS+
The following list includes the configuration task for TACACS+ functions.
● Choosing TACACS+ as the Authentication Method
● Monitoring TACACS+
● TACACS+ Remote Authentication and Authorization
● Specifying a TACACS+ Server Host
For a complete listing of all commands related to TACACS+, refer to the Security chapter in the Dell Networking OS Command
Reference Guide.
Choosing TACACS+ as the Authentication Method
One of the login authentication methods available is TACACS+ and the user’s name and password are sent for authentication to
the TACACS hosts specified.
To use TACACS+ to authenticate users, specify at least one TACACS+ server for the system to communicate with and
configure TACACS+ as one of your authentication methods.
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