D-Link xStack DGS-3600 User Manual page 238

To edit an Authentication Server Host, click the IP address hyperlink, revealing the following window:
Configure the following parameters to add an Authentication Server Host:
Parameter
IP Address
Protocol
Port (1-65535)
Timeout (1-255)
Retransmit (1-255)
Key
Click Apply to add the server host.
NOTE: More than one authentication protocol can be run on the same physical server
host but, remember that TACACS/XTACACS/TACACS+ are separate entities and are
not compatible with each other
xStack DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
Figure 11- 30. Authentication Server Host Setting –Edit window
Description
The IP address of the remote server host to add.
The protocol used by the server host. The user may choose one of the following:
TACACS - Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the TACACS protocol.
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XTACACS - Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the XTACACS
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protocol.
TACACS+ - Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the TACACS+
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protocol.
RADIUS - Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the RADIUS protocol.
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Enter a number between 1 and 65535 to define the virtual port number of the authentication
protocol on a server host. The default port number is 49 for TACACS/XTACACS/TACACS+
servers and 1813 for RADIUS servers but the user may set a unique port number for higher
security.
Enter the time in seconds the Switch will wait for the server host to reply to an authentication
request. The default value is 5 seconds.
Enter the value in the retransmit field to change how many times the device will resend an
authentication request when the TACACS server does not respond.
Authentication key to be shared with a configured TACACS+ or RADIUS servers only.
Specify an alphanumeric string up to 254 characters.
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