ZyXEL P-128 User Guide - Page 150

The Key Field, 2.4 Adding Users to the RADIUS Database

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Prestige 128IMH ISDN Modem/ Router/Hub The fields in the System Security - External Server Menu are listed in the following table. Field Active Type Server Address Port # Key Table 12-1 System Security - External Server Menu Fields Description Determines whether the external security facility is enabled. If No, only the built-in dial-up user list will be used. If Yes, the built-in dial-up user list will be searched first, then the external authentication server. Determines the type of the external authentication server. At present only RADIUS is supported. The IP address of the RADIUS server. Default The IP port number used by the authentication server. The default is port 1645. A "password" used to authenticate your Prestige to the RADIUS service. Please note that this is between the Prestige and the server; it has nothing to do with the dial-in users. [1645] 12.2.3 The Key Field The "key", or password, must match that in the client file in the RADIUS server's /etc/raddb directory, as shown in the following example: # Client Name Key 192.168.1.1 1234 After you configure a RADIUS server, your Prestige will use it to authenticate all users that it can not find in its internal dial-up user list (see Menu 14) 12.2.4 Adding Users to the RADIUS Database To add a user to the RADIUS database, edit the users file in the RADIUS server's /etc/raddb directory, and add a line similar to the following: Joeuser Password = "joepassword" 12-6 System Security

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Prestige
128IMH ISDN Modem/ Router/Hub
12-6
System Security
The fields in the System Security - External Server Menu are listed in the following table.
Table 12-1 System Security - External Server Menu Fields
Field
Description
Default
Active
Determines whether the external security facility is enabled.
If No, only the built-in dial-up user list will be used.
If Yes, the built-in dial-up user list will be searched first, then the external
authentication server.
Type
Determines the type of the external authentication server. At present only
RADIUS is supported.
Server
Address
The IP address of the RADIUS server.
Port #
The IP port number used by the authentication server.
The default is port
1645.
[1645]
Key
A “password” used to authenticate your Prestige to the RADIUS service.
Please note that this is between the Prestige and the server; it has nothing to
do with the dial-in users.
12.2.3 The Key Field
The “key”, or password, must match that in the
client
file in the RADIUS server’s
/etc/raddb
directory, as shown in the following example:
# Client Name
Key
#-------------------------
192.168.1.1
1234
After you configure a RADIUS server, your Prestige will use it to authenticate all users that it can
not find in its internal dial-up user list (
see
Menu 14)
12.2.4 Adding Users to the RADIUS Database
To add a user to the RADIUS database, edit the
users
file in the RADIUS server’s
/etc/raddb
directory, and add a line similar to the following:
Joeuser
Password = “joepassword”