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Catalyst 2960 and 2960-S Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 9 Configuring Switch-Based Authentication
Controlling Switch Access with RADIUS
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to define the AAA server group and associate a
particular RADIUS server with it:
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
radius-server host {hostname |
ip-address} [auth-port
port-number] [acct-port
port-number] [timeout seconds]
[retransmit retries] [key string]
Specify the IP address or hostname of the remote RADIUS server host.
• (Optional) For auth-port port-number, specify the UDP destination port
for authentication requests.
• (Optional) For acct-port port-number, specify the UDP destination port
for accounting requests.
• (Optional) For timeout seconds, specify the time interval that the switch
waits for the RADIUS server to reply before resending. The range is 1 to
1000. This setting overrides the radius-server timeout global
configuration command setting. If no timeout is set with the
radius-server host command, the setting of the radius-server timeout
command is used.
• (Optional) For retransmit retries, specify the number of times a
RADIUS request is resent to a server if that server is not responding or
responding slowly. The range is 1 to 1000. If no retransmit value is set
with the radius-server host command, the setting of the radius-server
retransmit global configuration command is used.
• (Optional) For key string, specify the authentication and encryption key
used between the switch and the RADIUS daemon running on the
RADIUS server.
Note The key is a text string that must match the encryption key used on the
RADIUS server. Always configure the key as the last item in the
radius-server host command. Leading spaces are ignored, but spaces
within and at the end of the key are used. If you use spaces in your key,
do not enclose the key in quotation marks unless the quotation marks
are part of the key.
To configure the switch to recognize more than one host entry associated with
a single IP address, enter this command as many times as necessary, making
sure that each UDP port number is different. The switch software searches for
hosts in the order in which you specify them. Set the timeout, retransmit, and
encryption key values to use with the specific RADIUS host.
Step 3
aaa new-model Enable AAA.
Step 4
aaa group server radius
group-name
Define the AAA server-group with a group name.
This command puts the switch in a server group configuration mode.
Step 5
server ip-address Associate a particular RADIUS server with the defined server group. Repeat
this step for each RADIUS server in the AAA server group.
Each server in the group must be previously defined in Step 2.
Step 6
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 7
show running-config Verify your entries.