Network settings, Radius serve r user host – Belkin F1DP116SEA User Manual

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Network Settings

RADIUS

Authentication is the process of identifying an individual, usually based on a user name and
password. The Console Server supports various authentication options, such as “Local” and
“RADIUS”, to authenticate the users who access the serial port. When the authentication
is set to “Local”, the unit will use its own user list to authenticate a user. If configured
otherwise, the Console Server will request authentication from the external authentication
servers (i.e., RADIUS). The figure below shows conceptually the user authentication process
when using an external authentication server.

Fig. 6 RADIUS

Note:
The domain-name field requires a Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) instead of just a
registered host name.

1) Users log in to port 1 with user ID

and password

4) Allow users access
to port 1

5) Access the device attached to port 1

2) Query the user—request user

authentication to the authentica-

tion server

3) Response from theauthenti-

cation server (accept or reject)

RADIUS Serve

User Host

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