Netgear GS724TPv2 User Manual - Page 183

NETGEAR 24-Port Gigabit Smart Managed Pro Switch with PoE+ and 2 SFP Ports Model GS724TPv2 6. In the Server Address field, specify the IP address of the RADIUS server. 7. In the Authentication Port field, specify the UDP port number the server uses to verify the RADIUS server authentication. The valid range is from 1 to 65535. The default is 1812. 8. From the Secret Configured menu, select Yes. You must select Yes before you can configure the RADIUS secret. After you add the RADIUS server, this field indicates whether the shared secret for this server was configured. 9. 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 RADIUS encryption. 10. From the Active menu, select Primary. 11. 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. 12. Click the Add button. The server is added to the switch. 13. Click the Apply button. The updated configuration is sent to the switch. Configuration changes take effect immediately. The following table describes the nonconfigurable information in the Statistics table on the page. Field Server Address Round Trip Time Description The address of the RADIUS server or the name of the RADIUS server for which the statistics are displayed. 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. Manage Device Security 183