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RADIUS Server, Example, RADIUS, Local, Apply, Old Password, Confirm New Password, Password, Server

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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Example: If RADIUS, Local is selected, the RADIUS server is used to authenticate a user. If the RADIUS server is unavailable, or there is no RADIUS server on the network, then authentication is done locally. b. Click Apply to update the authentication procedure. 3. Specify the new password: a. Old Password: Enter the current password to access the switch. b. New Password: Enter the new password to access the switch. The maximum length of password is 15 characters. All printable characters are allowed. Note: It is good practice to select a password more than eight characters long and is a combination of numbers and letters. Names and simple words can be easy to guess. If you forget your password, you can always press the Factory Reset button on the switch and the password will return to the default value of password. c. Confirm New Password: Re-enter the new password. d. Click Apply to update the password. RADIUS Server Click RADIUS Server in the upper part of the blue navigation panel to expand the item to Password and RADIUS. Then click RADIUS (if necessary) to expand the Radius submenu to Server. The RADIUS server is Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) defined in RFC2865. The server is used by ISPs to authenticate a username and password before authorizing use of the network. You can configure both a primary server and a backup server. 1. Click Server in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Managing System Settings 3-9 v1.0, May 2007

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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Managing System Settings
3-9
v1.0, May 2007
Example
: If
RADIUS, Local
is selected, the RADIUS server is used to authenticate a
user. If the RADIUS server is unavailable, or there is no RADIUS server on the network,
then authentication is done locally.
b.
Click
Apply
to update the authentication procedure.
3.
Specify the new password:
a.
Old Password
: Enter the current password to access the switch.
b.
New Password
: Enter the new password to access the switch. The maximum length of
password is 15 characters. All printable characters are allowed.
c.
Confirm New Password
: Re-enter the new password.
d.
Click
Apply
to update the password.
RADIUS Server
Click
RADIUS Server
in the upper part of the blue navigation panel to expand the item to
Password
and
RADIUS
. Then click
RADIUS
(if necessary) to expand the
Radius
submenu to
Server
.
The RADIUS server is Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) defined in
RFC2865. The server is used by ISPs to authenticate a username and password before authorizing
use of the network. You can configure both a primary server and a backup server.
1.
Click
Server
in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears.
Note:
It is good practice to select a password more than eight characters long and
is a combination of numbers and letters. Names and simple words can be
easy to guess. If you forget your password, you can always press the
Factory Reset
button on the switch and the password will return to the
default value of
password
.