RADIUS tasks at a glance

To configure RADIUS, perform the following tasks:

1. Configuring a test profile for RADIUS server status detection

   To detect the RADIUS server status, you must configure a test profile and configure the RADIUS server to use the test profile in a RADIUS scheme.

2. Creating a RADIUS scheme

3. Specifying RADIUS authentication servers

4. Specifying the RADIUS accounting servers

5. Specifying the shared keys for secure RADIUS communication

   Perform this task if no shared keys are specified when configuring RADIUS authentication or accounting servers.

6. Specifying the MPLS L3VPN instance for a RADIUS scheme

   Perform this task if no MPLS L3VPN instances are specified when configuring RADIUS authentication or accounting servers.

7. (Optional.) Setting the status of RADIUS servers

8. (Optional.) Setting RADIUS timers

9. (Optional.) Configuring parameters for RADIUS packets

   • Specifying the source IP address for outgoing RADIUS packets

   • Setting the username format and traffic statistics units

   • Setting the maximum number of RADIUS request transmission attempts

   • Setting the maximum number of real-time accounting attempts

   • Setting the DSCP priority for RADIUS packets

10. (Optional.) Configuring parameters for RADIUS attributes

    • Configuring the Login-Service attribute check method for SSH, FTP, and terminal users

    • Interpreting the RADIUS class attribute as CAR parameters

    • Configuring the MAC address format for RADIUS attribute 31

    • Setting the data measurement unit for the Remanent_Volume attribute

    • Configuring the RADIUS attribute translation feature

11. (Optional.) Configuring extended RADIUS features

    • Configuring RADIUS stop-accounting packet buffering

    • Enabling forcibly sending stop-accounting packets

    • Enabling the RADIUS server load sharing feature

    • Configuring the RADIUS accounting-on feature

    • Configuring the RADIUS session-control feature

    • Configuring the RADIUS DAS feature

    • Enabling SNMP notifications for RADIUS