NPS RADIUS Server
Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2
Network Policy Server (NPS) can be used as a RADIUS server to perform authentication, authorization, and accounting for RADIUS clients. A RADIUS client can be either a network access server or a RADIUS proxy. When NPS is used as a RADIUS server, it provides a central authentication and authorization service for all access requests and a central accounting service for all accounting requests that are sent by RADIUS clients.
Aspects
The following is a list of all aspects that are part of this managed entity:
| Name | Description |
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Network Policy Server (NPS) must be able to communicate with configured RADIUS clients in order to receive and process connection requests. |
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RADIUS clients must be available to Network Policy Server (NPS) in order for NPS to process connection requests. |