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2 Click Add.
The Add an Authentication Server dialog box opens (see Figure 61 on
page 272).
3 In the list, select the authentication type you want to add. Available options
are:
—Radius
—LDAP
—Local
The default value is Radius. Fields displayed on the Add an Authentication
Server dialog change, depending on the method you select.
4 Continue with the appropriate section for the authentication method being
added:
• For RADIUS authentication, go to “Configuring RADIUS authentication
using the SREM” on page 271
• For LDAP authentication, go to “Configuring LDAP authentication using
the SREM” on page 282
• For Local authentication, go to “Configuring local database
authentication using the SREM” on page 298
Configuring RADIUS authentication using the SREM
To configure the Nortel SNAS 4050 to use RADIUS authentication, perform the
following steps:
1 Add the RADIUS method to the domain and specify the RADIUS server (see
“Adding the RADIUS method and server” on page 272)
2 Modify the RADIUS configuration settings, if desired (see “Modifying
RADIUS configuration” on page 273)
3 Add extra RADIUS servers, for redundancy, if desired (see “Managing
additional RADIUS servers” on page 279)