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.
What will you learn
Configure PPP and PAP/CHAP.
Install and configure RADIUS servers.
Describe how RADIUS works.
Setup RADIUS accounting.
Analyse RADIUS packets.
Troubleshoot RADIUS installations.
RADIUS training course details
Who will benefit:
Network Administrators.
Support personnel.
Anyone who will be working with RADIUS.
Prerequisites:
Knowledge of the TCP/IP protocols would be advantageous.
Duration
2 days
RADIUS training 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.