Reference Guide

• key authentication-key — (Optional) Enter the authentication key used to authenticate the switch on
the server (up to 42 characters; default radius_secure).
Default Not congured
Command Mode CONFIGURATION
Usage Information The authentication key must match the key congured on the RADIUS server. 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.
Example
OS10(config)# radius-server timeout 360
Supported Releases 10.2.0E or later
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