(November 7, 1997)
INTRODUCTION
Livingston RADIUS NT 2.0.1b9 is available for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
server or workstation. This is a BETA release available to any
Livingston customer at no charge, provided they agree to the following
terms:
1) Promptly report any problems discovered to Livingston Technical Support.
2) When the final version of 2.0.1 becomes available, you must
delete 2.0.1b9 within one month of the announcement of 2.0.1.
RADIUS NT 2.0.1b9 FEATURES
RADIUS NT 2.0.1b9 includes the following features:
1. SecurID
SecurID version 2.3 for NT 4.0 is now supported in this beta version
of RADIUS NT.
2. ODBC Support
In addition to the text format, Accounting records can now be logged
via the ODBC database. In order to view the accounting log in ODBC
database, use the Microsoft Query.
The ODBC database is also used in place of the DAO database for clients
and users caching.
If you do not have an SQL Access server with ODBC driver, you can
download the ODBC from Microsoft as follows:
at the DOS prompt, enter:
ftp ftp.microsoft.com
user: anonymous
password: <your email address>
at the ftp prompt, enter:
cd softlib
cd mslfiles
bin
get wx1350.exe
quit
at the DOS prompt, enter:
wx1350
dataacc
Follow the instructions for the Microsoft Data Access Pack Setup.
3. Auth-Type = Reject
This feature is used when you want to disable a user profile without
deleting the record in the users file.
4. If the User Cache option is not selected, the Update User Cache
button on the RADIUS panel will be grayed out.
5. The RADIUS log file now logs the number of clients that are being
cached when starting the RADIUS service.
6. The \usr\adm\radacct directory will be created automatically by
RADIUS NT 2.0.1b9 install program.
RADIUS NT 2.0.1b9 INSTALLATION
If you have a previous Livingston RADIUS NT software version installed
on your NT server or workstation, you must uninstall the previous
Livingston RADIUS NT version before installing RADIUS 2.0.1b9.
Make sure that the radius.mdb of the previous version is removed.
If it still exists, it must be removed in order for the reinstall
to work properly.
In order to install and run RADIUS NT 2.0.1b9, you must login to your NT
server or workstation as an Administrator with the following User Rights:
* Act as part of the operating system
* Increase quotas
* Replace a process level token
If the above User Rights are not configured for the Administrator
account, when starting the RADIUS service, a popup window will display
the required User Rights before RADIUS service can be started.
DOWNLOADING RADIUS NT 2.0.1b9
The default installation for RADIUS NT is c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\raddb.
To download RADIUS NT 2.0.1b9, refer to the following steps:
ftp ftp.livingston.com
(enter anonymous)
(enter your e-mail address; it will not echo)
binary
cd /pub/le/software/pc/beta
get radiusnt.exe
get radiusnt.txt
To install RADIUS NT 2.0.1b9, perform the following steps:
1. Enter radiusnt.exe at the DOS prompt or double click on the
radiusnt.exe file in the Windows NT Explorer, this self-extractable
file will generate the setup files for RADIUS NT.
2. Enter setup.exe at the DOS prompt or double click on the setup.exe file
in the Windows NT Explorer, this file will guide you through
the installation of RADIUS NT.
The clients, users, and dictionary files can be edited by selecting the
Edit panel.
The RADIUS log file can be viewed via the pull down menu under the View
panel.
If you have any questions regarding RADIUS NT 2.0.1b9 open beta, please
contact Livingston Technical Support.
CONTACTING LIVINGSTON TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Livingston provides technical support via voice, fax, and electronic
mail. Technical support is available Monday through Friday from 6 a.m.
through 5 p.m. Pacific Time (GMT-8). Please specify that you are
running RADIUS NT 2.0.1b9 if you are reporting problems with this release.
To contact Livingston Technical Support by voice, dial 1-800-458-9966
within the US or 1-510-737-2100 outside the US; by fax, dial
1-510-737-2110; by electronic mail, send mail to
support@livingston.com; and through the World Wide Web, access
http://www.livingston.com/.
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