Configuration Overview for Authenticating Management Sessions

To configure the switch RADIUS client and the RADIUS server to authenticate management sessions, do the following:
  1. Configure the switch RADIUS client for authentication as described in Configuring the RADIUS Client for Authentication and Authorization.
  2. If you want to use RADIUS accounting, configure the switch RADIUS accounting client as described in Configuring the RADIUS Client for Accounting.
  3. Configure the RADIUS server for authentication as described in Configuring User Authentication (Users File).
  4. If you want to use RADIUS accounting, configure a RADIUS accounting server as described in the documentation for your RADIUS product.