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1. A method for authenticating a client device in a network system, comprising:
determining, by a network controller within a local network of the network system, whether an external remote authentication dial in user service (RADIUS) server, located outside the local network, is accessible; and in response to determining that the external RADIUS server is inaccessible, an internal RADIUS server of the network controller:
attempting to authenticate the client device within the local network based on credentials of the client device, andin response to successfully authenticating the client device, attempting to locate RADIUS attributes stored locally within the local network; and in response to locating the locally stored RADIUS attributes, an authentication module of the network controller assigning a role or virtual local area network (VLAN) to the client device based on the locally stored RADIUS attributes. |