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Configure a RADIUS Agent

To create a RADIUS Agent identity, you must create an Agent object in the Administrative UI. The object name must match the Agent name that was specified when the Agent was installed. If the Agent name is changed in the Web Agent Management Console or in the WebAgent.conf file, the object name must be changed also. The Policy Server uses the RADIUS Agent identity to communicate with the NAS client devices. Creating a RADIUS Agent object and identity lets you associate the RADIUS Agent with a realm.

Once you create a RADIUS Agent identity, you can install and configure a SiteMinder Agent on a RADIUS client or application server. You can only configure RADIUS Agents locally. More information exists in the Web Agent Installation Guide.

Note: The following procedure assumes that you are creating an object. You can also copy the properties of an existing object to create an object. For more information, see Duplicate Policy Server Objects.

To configure a RADIUS Agent

1. Click Infrastructure, Agent, Create Agent.

   The Create Agent pane opens.

2. Verify that Create a new object is selected, and click OK.

   The Create Agent: Name pane opens.

   Note: Click Help for descriptions of settings and controls, including their respective requirements and limits.

3. Type the name and a description of the Agent in the fields on the General group box.

   Limits:

   • Agent names must contain 7-bit ASCII characters in the range of 32-127, including one or more printable characters.
   • Agent names must not contain the ampersand (&) and asterisk (*) characters.
   • Agent names are not case-sensitive. You cannot create one agent named MyAgent and another Agent named myagent.
4. Click the Radius radio button, and then select a RADIUS vendor from the Agent Type drop-down list.

   Note: You can select Generic RADIUS as the Agent Type to protect any type of RADIUS device. However, Generic RADIUS Agent types do not provide access to vendor-specific response attributes.

   The Trust Settings and Radius Settings group boxes open.

5. Add the following in the Trust Settings group box:
   • Type an IP Address of the RADIUS client (NAS device) in the field.
   • Type and confirm an alphanumeric shared secret in the respective fields .
6. Type the number of the RADIUS realm hint in the Realm Hint field on the Radius Settings group box.

   Note: More information about realm hints exists in the Policy Server Administration Guide.

7. Click Submit.

   The Create Agent Task is submitted for processing.

More information:

Configure a Realm Protected by a RADIUS Agent