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Parameters
• hostname — Enter the host name of the RADIUS server.
• ip-address — Enter the IPv4 (A.B.C.D) or IPv6 (x:x:x:x::x) address of the RADIUS server.
• key 0 authentication-key — Enter an authentication key in plain text (up to 42 characters).
• key 9 authentication-key — Enter an authentication key in encrypted format (up to 128 characters).
• authentication-key — Enter an authentication in plain text (up to 42 characters). It is not necessary to
enter 0 before the key.
• auth-port port-number — (Optional) Enter the UDP port number used on the server for authentication
(0 to 65535, default 1812)
Default Not congured
Command Mode CONFIGURATION
Usage Information The authentication key must match the key congured on the RADIUS server. You cannot enter spaces in the key.
The show running-configuration output displays both unencrypted and encrypted keys in encrypted
format. Congure global settings for the timeout and retransmit attempts allowed on RADIUS servers by using the
radius-server retransmit and radius-server timeout commands. The no version of this
command removes a RADIUS server conguration.
Example
OS10(config)# radius-server host 1.5.6.4 key secret1
Supported Releases 10.2.0E or later
radius-server retransmit
Congures the number of authentication attempts allowed on RADIUS servers.
Syntax
radius-server retransmit retries
Parameters retries — Enter the number of retry attempts (0 to 100).
Default An OS10 switch retransmits a RADIUS authentication request three times.
Command Mode CONFIGURATION
Usage Information Use this command to globally congure the number of retransmit attempts allowed for authentication requests on
RADIUS servers. The no version of this command resets the value to the default.
Example
OS10(config)# radius-server retransmit 50
Supported Releases 10.2.0E or later
radius-server timeout
Congures the timeout used to resend RADIUS authentication requests.
Syntax
radius-server timeout seconds
Parameters seconds — Enter the time in seconds for retransmission (0 to 1000).
Default An OS10 switch stops sending RADIUS authentication requests after ve seconds.
Command Mode CONFIGURATION
Usage Information Use this command to globally congure the timeout value used on RADIUS servers. The no version of this
command resets the value to the default.
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