Firmware Management - GE MDS ORBIT MCR Technical Manual

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Attempts - The number of times the device will send a query to the RADIUS servers before
giving up. Default = 2 - max value 255.
Click the Add button and add a server.
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Name – User defined name for the server.
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Address - The IPV4 address of the RADIUS server. Alternative entry is to use a "Domain
Name" string
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Authentication Port - The port number of the RADIUS server. Default =1812
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Shared Secret - The shared secret which is known to both the RADIUS client and
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User Authentication Type - The authentication type used by the RADIUS server.
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Nas Address - The IPV4 address provided in the NAS address attribute of the radius request.
This should be the address of the interface that is making the request. If it is not provided the
system will determine the address automatically. Alternative entry is to use a "Domain Name"
string
From the CLI command line, the following shows how to configure a RADIUS server on the MCR radio:
% set system mds-radius servers server1 address 192.168.1.2 shared-secret abcd1234 user-
authentication-type radius-CHAP nas-address 192.168.1.100
% show system mds-radius
servers server1 {
address
authentication-port
shared-secret
user-authentication-type
nas-address
}
3.7.5

Firmware Management

Understanding
GE periodically releases new Orbit MCR/ECR device firmware to provide new features and important
updates. Firmware is provided at:
http://www.gegridsolutions.com/Communications/MDS/software.asp?directory=Orbit_MCR
MDS 05-6632A01, Rev. F
192.168.1.2;
1812;
abcd1234;
radius-CHAP;
192.168.1.100;
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