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.