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232 | Authentication Servers Dell PowerConnect ArubaOS 5.0 | User Guide
Figure 40 Server Group
Server names are unique. You can configure the same server in multiple server groups. You must configure the
server before you can add it to a server group.
You can also include conditions for server-derived user roles or VLANs in the server group configuration. The
server derivation rules apply to all servers in the group.
Configuring Servers
This section describes how to configure RADIUS, LDAP, TACACS+ and Windows external authentication
servers and the internal database on the controller.
Configuring a RADIUS Server
Table 43 describes the parameters you configure for a RADIUS server.
RADIUS-1
RADIUS-2
Server
Group Radii
802.1x
Server Group
Note: If you are using the controller’s internal database for user authentication, use the predefined “Internal” server group.
Table 43 RADIUS Server Configuration Parameters
Parameter Description
Host IP address of the authentication server.
Default: N/A
Key Shared secret between the controller and the authentication server. The maximum length is 128
characters.
Default: N/A
Authentication Port Authentication port on the server.
Default: 1812
Accounting Port Accounting port on the server
Default: 1813
Retransmits Maximum number of retries sent to the server by the controller before the server is marked as down.
Default: 3
Timeout Maximum time, in seconds, that the controller waits before timing out the request and resending it.
Default: 5 seconds
NAS ID Network Access Server (NAS) identifier to use in RADIUS packets.
Default: N/A