Howto Guides

This section describe how to perform various common tasks with FreeRADIUS. Each sub-section provides worked examples such as using the modules in common deployment scenarios or building packages.

The section is broken down into the following top-level areas:

Install and Upgrade contains instructions for building and installing FreeRADIUS from packages and source.

Configure Modules provides worked examples on using the various modules in common deployment scenarios.

Protocols
- DHCP
  - Preparation
  - Enabling the DHCP service
  - Testing the DHCP service
  - Defining the DHCP policy that includes ip pool management.
- Security Certificates
  - Using LetsEncrypt certificates
- Vendors
  - Ascend
  - Bay
  - Cisco
  - ProxIM
- Optimization

If you have a topic you’d like to see included in the list of howtos, contact the developers on the User’s mailing list.

Some of the documents here started life as pages on the old Wiki. However, there were eventually very few contributions to it. The full documentation is now maintained by [InkBridge Networks](https://inkbridgenetworks.com) (previously Network RADIUS).