Cisco ISE: External RADIUS Server

Question

Hi,
I would like to forward RADIUS from PSN to another PSN. I already defined "External RADIUS Servers".
So, how can I use this external RADIUS server to process my request ?
Looking at the user guide but didn't find any information about this setting (For rule based not simple rule)
If anyone use this, please suggest this to me.
Thanks,
Pongsatorn

Answer 1

Defining an External RADIUS Server
The Cisco Cisco ISE can function both as a RADIUS server and as a RADIUS proxy server. When it acts as a proxy server, the Cisco Cisco ISE receives authentication and accounting requests from the network access server (NAS) and forwards them to the external RADIUS server. The Cisco Cisco ISE accepts the results of the requests and returns them to the NAS. You must configure the external RADIUS servers in the Cisco Cisco ISE to enable it to forward requests to the external RADIUS servers. You can define the timeout period and the number of connection attempts.
The Cisco Cisco ISE can simultaneously act as a proxy server to multiple external RADIUS servers. You can use the external RADIUS servers that you configure here in RADIUS server sequences. This External RADIUS Server page lists all the external RADIUS servers that you have defined in Cisco Cisco ISE. You can use the filter option to search for specific RADIUS servers based on the name or description or both.
To create an external RADIUS server, complete the following steps:
Step 1 Choose Administration > Network Resources > External RADIUS Servers.
The RADIUS Servers page appears with a list of external RADIUS servers that are defined in Cisco ISE.
Step 2 Click Add to add an external RADIUS server.
Step 3 Enter the values as described:
•Name—(Required) Enter the name of the external RADIUS server.
•Description—Enter a description of the external RADIUS server.
•Host IP—(Required) Enter the IP address of the external RADIUS server.
•Shared Secret—(Required) Enter the shared secret between Cisco Cisco ISE and the external RADIUS server that is used for authenticating the external RADIUS server. A shared secret is an expected string of text that a user must provide to enable the network device to authenticate a username and password. The connection is rejected until the user supplies the shared secret. The shared secret can be up to 128 characters in length.
•Enable KeyWrap—This option increases RADIUS protocol security via an AES KeyWrap algorithm, to help enable FIPS 140-2 compliance in Cisco ISE.
•Key Encryption Key—This key is used for session encryption (secrecy).
•Message Authenticator Code Key—This key is used for keyed HMAC calculation over RADIUS messages.
•Key Input Format—Specify the format you want to use to enter the Cisco ISE FIPS encryption key, so that it matches the configuration that is available on the WLAN controller. (The value you specify must be the correct [full] length for the key as defined below—shorter values are not permitted.)
–ASCII—The Key Encryption Key must be 16 characters (bytes) long, and the Message Authenticator Code Key must be 20 characters (bytes) long.
–Hexadecimal—The Key Encryption Key must be 32 bytes long, and the Message Authenticator Code Key must be 40 bytes long.
•Authentication Port—(Required) Enter the RADIUS authentication port number. The valid range is from 1 to 65535. The default is 1812.
•Accounting Port—(Required) Enter the RADIUS accounting port number. The valid range is from 1 to 65535. The default is 1813.
•Server Timeout—(Required) Enter the number of seconds that the Cisco Cisco ISE waits for a response from the external RADIUS server. The default is 5 seconds. Valid values are from 5 to 120.
•Connection Attempts—(Required) Enter the number of times that the Cisco Cisco ISE attempts to connect to the external RADIUS server. The default is 3 attempts. Valid values are from 1 to 9.
Step 4 Click Submit to save the external RADIUS server configuration.