Modem Login Authentication Modes - H3C S5500-HI Series Fundamentals Configuration Manual

Modem login authentication modes

The following authentication modes are available for modem dial-in login: none, password, and
scheme.
none—Requires no username and password at the next login through modems. This mode is
•
insecure.
• password—Requires password authentication at the next login through the console port. Keep your
password. If you lose your password, you cannot log in to the device through password
authentication. You can log in to the device through the console port to view or modify the
password.
scheme—Requires username and password authentication at the next login through the console
•
port. Authentication falls into local authentication and remote authentication. To use local
authentication, configure a local user and related parameters. To use remote authentication,
configure the username and password on the remote authentication server. For more information
about authentication modes and parameters, see Security Configuration Guide. Keep your
username and password. If you lose your local password, log in to the device from the console port
to display or modify the password. If you lose your remote password, contact the administrator.
The following table lists modem login configurations for different authentication modes:
Authentication
mode
None
Password
Scheme
NOTE:
Modem login authentication changes do not take effect until you exit the CLI and log in again.
Configuration
Configure not to authenticate users
Configure to authenticate users by using the local password
Set the local password
Configure the authentication scheme
Remote AAA
authentication
Select an
authentic
ation
scheme
Local authentication
Configure a
RADIUS/HWTACACS
scheme
Configure the AAA scheme
used by the domain
Configure the username and
password on the AAA server
Configure the authentication
username and password
Configure the AAA scheme
used by the domain as local
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Remarks
For more information,
see "Configuring none
authentication for
modem login."
For more information,
see "Configuring
password
authentication for
modem login."
For more information,
see "Configuring
scheme authentication
for modem login."