SMC Networks SMC TigerStack III SMC6824M Management Manual page 129

• You can specify up to three authentication methods for any user to
indicate the authentication sequence. For example, if you select (1)
RADIUS, (2) TACACS and (3) Local, the user name and password on
the RADIUS server is verified first. If the RADIUS server is not
available, then authentication is attempted using the TACACS+ server,
and finally the local user name and password is checked.
Command Attributes
• Authentication – Select the authentication, or authentication sequence
required:
- Local – User authentication is performed only locally by the switch.
- Radius – User authentication is performed using a RADIUS server
only.
- TACACS – User authentication is performed using a TACACS+
server only.
- [authentication sequence] – User authentication is performed by up
to three authentication methods in the indicated sequence.
• RADIUS Settings
- Global – Provides globally applicable RADIUS settings.
- Server Index – Specifies one of five RADIUS servers that may be
configured. The switch attempts authentication using the listed
sequence of servers. The process ends when a server either approves
or denies access to a user.
- Server IP Address – Address of authentication server.
(Default: 10.1.0.1)
- Server Port Number – Network (UDP) port of authentication server
used for authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 1812)
- Secret Text String – Encryption key used to authenticate logon access
for client. Do not use blank spaces in the string. (Maximum length: 20
characters)
- Number of Server Transmits – Number of times the switch tries to
authenticate logon access via the authentication server. (Range: 1-30;
Default: 2)
- Timeout for a reply – The number of seconds the switch waits for a
reply from the RADIUS server before it resends the request.
(Range: 1-65535; Default: 5)
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