Before you begin
This tool tests network connectivity between a device acting as a RADIUS
authenticator (RADIUS client) and RADIUS authentication server, which can be an
Extreme Networks RADIUS server, or an external RADIUS authentication or accounting
server.
About this task
To test the connectivity between a RADIUS authenticator and a RADIUS server, perform
the following steps:
Procedure
-
Select the type of RADIUS server
you want to test.
- To test connectivity to an Extreme Networks RADIUS server, choose
Select a
Server (local RADIUS), and then select a RADIUS server
from the drop-down list.
- To test connectivity to an external RADIUS authentication or accounting
server, select Enter a Server (external RADIUS), and enter the IP
address of the server in the field.
-
Select a managed device that is acting as a RADIUS authenticator (client) from
the drop-down list.
This is the device from which
the RADIUS Access-Request or
Accounting-Request message is sent.
-
Select either RADIUS Authentication Server or
RADIUS Accounting Server.
If you select an authentication server, you must also enter supplicant
credentials (a user name or barcode, and a password or PIN) for a valid user
account on the RADIUS authentication server. You can also enter a user name and
password that do not match an account on the RADIUS server.
-
Select
Test.
Results
Results appear under Test Result. A successful test result is
shown below.
Example
RADIUS server is reachable.
Get attributes from RADIUS server: User-Group-ID:0=13; VLAN-ID:1=1;
Session-Timeout=1800
