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[CaptainHenreh]

So Rex, is a RADIUS server basically like when you go to a hotel or Starbucks and connect to their WiFi, but then have to enter a password in your browser before you get access beyond that first "welcome" page?

You can do that with a RADIUS server but it's a total waste of effort. I can set that kind of "enter your room number" system up on my own router.

A radius server just serves as a gatekeeper/authenticator to some network resource. Have a looksee at this handy dandy diagram from msft: