Configure RADIUS Accounting Service

If you want to have an audit trail for user logins, you can configure PacketWise as a RADIUS client and specify the accounting server settings. Once this is configured, PacketWise will send a PW_STATUS_START accounting message to the accounting server when a user logs in and a PW_STATUS_STOP message when a user logs off or is disconnected.

Note: To perform this task from PolicyCenter, you must first select a group and/or unit configuration from the Group: and Unit: drop-down lists at the top of the page.

To configure PacketWise to work with a RADIUS accounting server:

1. Click the setup tab.

2. From the Choose Setup Page list, choose RADIUS Client. The RADIUS Client Settings screen appears.  show screen

3. In the Accounting field, select on.

4. In the Primary Accounting Host field, enter the IP address or DNS name of the RADIUS accounting server.

5. Optional: To access the RADIUS server with a specific port, enter a number in the Port field.

If the field is left blank, the default port will be used.

6. In the Shared Secret field, enter the designated secret.

7. Optional: Specify a Secondary Accounting Host to use in case the primary RADIUS server is not accessible. Be sure to specify its Shared Secret as well.

8. If necessary, adjust the Retry limit.

By default, if the RADIUS server fails to respond, the RADIUS client will try to log onto the server three times before reporting a server failure. You can select a value between 1 and 10. If you have specified a secondary accounting host, the RADIUS client will alternate attempts to log onto each server.

9. If necessary, adjust the Retry interval.

By default, the RADIUS client waits 5 seconds before retrying a login when the RADIUS server fails to respond. You can select a value between 1 and 30 seconds.

10. Click apply changes.

After you have configured a RADIUS accounting server, users will be prompted for a user name and password when logging into PacketWise. For more information, see Log In and Out.

See also:

RADIUS Accounting Troubleshooting

Configure RADIUS Authentication Service