Radius training course description
A fast paced hands-on introduction to RADIUS. Moves from installation and configuration through to
packet analysis and accounting. Practical exercises are spread throughout the course to maintain
student interest.
Who will benefit?
Network Administrators
Support personnel
Anyone who will be working with RADIUS
Radius training prerequisites
Knowledge of the TCP/IP protocols would be advantageous.
Radius training course objectives
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Configure PPP and PAP/CHAP.
- Install and configure RADIUS servers.
- Describe how RADIUS works.
- Setup RADIUS accounting.
- Analyse RADIUS packets.
- Troubleshoot RADIUS installations.
Duration: 2 days
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course contents
What is RADIUS?
AAA services, Authentication, Authorisation, Accounting,
local AAA services, remote AAA services, What is RADIUS?
RADIUS as a protocol, RADIUS as an architecture, RADIUS
as a standard.
Installing RADIUS
RADIUS platforms, RADIUS servers, client server communications,
services, daemons. Hands on: Installing RADIUS and testing
with NTRadPing.
Server configuration
Configuring clients on the server, shared secrets, usernames
and passwords. IP address pools. Hands on: Configuring
a server and testing with NTRadPing.
Client configuration
Example clients, client configuration steps, enabling RADIUS,
pointing clients to the server, shared secrets, example
Cisco authentication, example Cisco authorization. Hands
on: Configuring clients for RADIUS.
How RADIUS works
RADIUS architecture, RADIUS and authentication, PPP, PAP,
CHAP, RADIUS SUCCESS, RADIUS FAILURE, the RADIUS protocol
stack, the RADIUS protocol, the RADIUS header, RADIUS codes,
RADIUS attributes, ACCESS-REQUEST example, ACCESS-ACCECPT
example, CHAP example, proprietary attributes, using unassigned
type codes, RADIUS attribute 26, Cisco specific attributes.
Hands on: Analysing RADIUS packets, configuring PPP CHAP
to work with RADIUS.
RADIUS accounting
Simplified operation, Accounting codes, Accounting attributes,
client and server configuration for accounting. Hands on:
Configuring RADIUS accounting.
RADIUS architectures
Traditional architecture, multiple RADIUS servers for resilience,
Proxy RADIUS servers, Realms, RADIUS in VPNs, RADIUS with
802.1x. Hands on: Using multiple RADIUS servers, Proxies.
Troubleshooting RADIUS
General problem solving, basic tools, RADIUS troubleshooting,
Common configuration errors, log files, RADIUS design and
performance. Hands on: Fixing RADIUS problems.
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