Consolidated Platform Configuration Guide, Cisco Ios Release 15.2(4)E (Catalyst 2960-X Switches - Cisco Catalyst 2960 series Configuration Manual

How to Configure TACACS+
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. aaa new-model
4. aaa authentication login {default | list-name} method1 [method2...]
5. line [console | tty | vty] line-number [ending-line-number]
6. login authentication {default | list-name}
7. end
8. show running-config
9. copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
enable
Example:
Switch> enable
Step 2 configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 3
aaa new-model
Example:
Switch(config)# aaa new-model
Step 4 aaa authentication login {default |
list-name} method1 [method2...]
Example:
Switch(config)# aaa authentication
login default tacacs+ local

Consolidated Platform Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)E (Catalyst 2960-X Switches)

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Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted.
Enters the global configuration mode.
Enables AAA.
Creates a login authentication method list.
• To create a default list that is used when a named list is not specified in
the login authentication command, use the default keyword followed
by the methods that are to be used in default situations. The default
method list is automatically applied to all ports.
• For list-name, specify a character string to name the list you are creating.
• For method1..., specify the actual method the authentication algorithm
tries. The additional methods of authentication are used only if the
previous method returns an error, not if it fails.
Select one of these methods: