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5.1.2 RADIUS
There are two RADIUS authentication database for configuration. Click the button Configure of any
one of RADIUS servers for further configuration. The RADIUS server sets the external authentication
for user accounts. Enter the information for the primary server and/or the secondary server (the
secondary server is not mandatory). The fields with red asterisk are necessary information. These
settings will become effective immediately after clicking the Apply button.
 External RADIUS Related Settings
 802.1X Authentication: Enable /Disable 802.1X authentications for users authenticating
through this Server.
 Username Format: Select the format which the user login information is sent to the
external RADIUS Server. You may choose to send username in Complete (userID + Postfix),
Only ID or Leave Unmodified. Please note that if Leave Unmodified option is selected, the
system will send the username to Default Auth Server set in 802.1X configuration page
for authentication.
 NAS Identifier: This attribute is the string identifying the NAS originating the access
request. System will send this value to the external RADIUS server, if the external RADIUS
server needs this.