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You can use Cisco ACS server or MS ISA server for radius and optionally connect them to MS Active directory.
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You can use Cisco ACS server or MS ISA server for radius and optionally connect them to MS Active directory.

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Whats the difficulty level of setting up &nbsp;each one ? 
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Whats the difficulty level of setting up  each one ?

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I have a few sites that have vpn devices which users authenticate local to the device at each site. Instead of setting up the accounts on each device I would like a way to centrally manage those accounts. Most sites are connected via site to site tunnnel over the internet in a hub and spoke topology, so need to come up with the most secure solution possible. 
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I have a few sites that have vpn devices which users authenticate local to the device at each site. Instead of setting up the accounts on each device I would like a way to centrally manage those accounts. Most sites are connected via site to site tunnnel over the internet in a hub and spoke topology, so need to come up with the most secure solution possible. 

Authentication for vpn clients - Radius server ??

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.

Network Management

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.