Add Authentication Method - ZyXEL Communications NXC2500 User Manual

The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 139 Configuration > Object > Auth. Method
LABEL
Add
Edit
Remove
Object Reference
#
Method Name
Method List

25.2.1 Add Authentication Method

Follow the steps below to create an authentication method object.
Click Configuration > Object > Auth. Method.
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Click Add.
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Specify a descriptive name for identification purposes in the Name field. You may use 1-31
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alphanumeric characters, underscores(_), or dashes (-), but the first character cannot be a number.
This value is case-sensitive. For example, "My_Device".
Click Add to insert an authentication method in the table.
4
Select a server object from the Method List drop-down list box.
5
You can add up to four server objects to the table. The ordering of the Method List column is
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important. The NXC authenticates the users using the databases (in the local user database or the
external authentication server) in the order they appear in this screen.
If two accounts with the same username exist on two authentication servers you specify, the NXC
does not continue the search on the second authentication server when you enter the username
and password that doesn't match the one on the first authentication server.
Chapter 25 Authentication Method
DESCRIPTION
Click this to create a new entry.
Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to open a screen where you can modify the
entry's settings.
To remove an entry, select it and click Remove. The NXC confirms you want to remove it
before doing so.
Select an entry and click Object Reference to open a screen that shows which settings
use the entry.
This field displays the index number.
This field displays a descriptive name for identification purposes.
This field displays the authentication method(s) for this entry.
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