Configuring Radius¶
Configuring a Radius server for user authentication in services like vpn or captive portal is easy just go to System->Access->Servers and click on Add server in the top right corner.
Fill in the form:
| Descriptive name | radius_test | Enter a descriptive name |
| Type | Radius | Select Radius |
| Hostname or IP address | 10.10.10.1 | Enter the IP of your Radius server |
| Shared Secret | secret | Shared secret for your Radius server |
| Services offered | Authentication | Select Authentication,for Captive portal + accounting |
| Authentication port value | 1812 | Port number, 1812 is default for accounting it’s 1813 |
| Authentication Timeout | 5 | Timeout for Radius to respond on requests |
Use the tester under System->Access->Tester to test the Radius server.