Configure User Authentication

First configure the Port Name & Usage and VLAN tabs. See Configure Port Details.

Tip

These settings appear in the Authorization section of the Summary tab.

Use this task to configure the settings for a new port, on the User Authentication tab.

Note

The User Authentication tab is part of the taskflow for older Dell and SR-based devices.

Configure the settings for the additional tabs required for each selection:

The additional tabs depend on which authentication options you enable.

Table 1. Additional tabs
If you enabled	Configure these additional tabs
User Authorization only	Radius Settings User Profile
MAC Authorization only	Radius Settings
Both	Radius Settings Auth Priority User Profile

Select the Radius Settings tab, and configure the settings.

Table 2. Radius settings
Setting	Description
Default RADIUS Server Group	Select an existing RADIUS server group from the menu, or select . For more information, see About RADIUS Authentication.
Apply RADIUS server groups to devices via classification	Select to use classification. For more information, see Configure Classification Rules.

Select the User Profile tab, and configure the settings.

Table 3. User profile settings
Setting	Description
Default User Profile	Select an existing user profile from the menu, or select .
User profile to use when authentication fails	Select an existing user profile from the menu, or select .

Select the Auth Priority tab, and use the up and down arrows to change the order of the authentication methods.

Select REVIEW and verify the Authorization settings.
Select the QoS tab, and continue configuring the port.
See Configure QoS Settings.