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10. In the Secret field, type the shared secret text string used for authenticating and

encrypting all RADIUS communications between the switch and the RADIUS server.

This secret must match the one that is configured on the RADIUS server.

11. From the Primary Server menu, select one of the following options:

Yes: The server functions as the primary RADIUS authentication server.

No: The server functions as a secondary RADIUS authentication server.

12. From the Message Authenticator menu, select Enable or Disable to specify whether

the message authenticator attribute for the selected server is enabled.

The message authenticator adds protection to RADIUS messages by using an MD5
hash to encrypt each message. The shared secret is used as the key, and if the
message fails to be verified by the RADIUS server, it is discarded.

13. From the Server Type menu, select one of the following options:

Netgear: A NETGEAR-specific RADIUS server.

Standard: A third-party RADIUS server.

14. Click the Add button.

The server is added to the switch.

15. To reset the authentication server and RADIUS statistics to their default values, click

the Clear Counters button.

16. To save the settings to the running configuration, click the Save icon.

The Current field shows if the server is currently in use as the RADIUS authentication
server.

The following table describes the view-only fields on the page.

Table 157. RADIUS authentication server statistics information

Description

Field

The address of the RADIUS server or the name of the RADIUS server for
which the statistics are displayed

Radius Server

The time interval, in hundredths of a second, between the most recent
access-reply/access-challenge and the access-request that matched it from
this RADIUS authentication server

Round Trip Time

The number of RADIUS access-request packets sent to this server. This
number does not include retransmissions.

Access Requests

The number of RADIUS access-request packets retransmitted to this server

Access Retransmissions

The number of RADIUS access-accept packets, including both valid and
invalid packets, that were received from this server

Access Accepts

The number of RADIUS access-reject packets, including both valid and
invalid packets, that were received from this server

Access Rejects

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