A Uthentication M Ethod - Black Box LPB2910A User Manual

2-­‐5.1.3 A uthentication M ethod
This p age s hows h ow t o c onfigure a u ser a s a uthenticated w hen h e l ogs i nto t he s witch v ia o ne o f t he
management c lient i nterfaces.
Web I nterface
To c onfigure a n A uthentication M ethod C onfiguration i n t he w eb i nterface:
1. Specify t he C lient ( console, t elent, s sh, w eb) t hat y ou w ant t o m onitor.
2. Specify t he A uthentication M ethod ( none, l ocal, r adius, t acacs+)
3. Check F allback.
4. Click A pply.
Figure 2 -­‐4.1.3: The A uthentication M ethod C onfiguration
Parameter d escription:
Client:
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The m anagement c lient f or w hich t he c onfiguration b elow a pplies.
Authentication M ethod:
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Authentication M ethod c an b e s et t o o ne o f t he f ollowing v alues:
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none: a uthentication i s d isabled a nd l ogin i s n ot p ossible.
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local: u se t he l ocal u ser d atabase o n t he s witch f or a uthentication.
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radius: u se a r emote R ADIUS s erver f or a uthentication.
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tacacs+: u se a r emote T ACACS+ s erver f or a uthentication.
Methods t hat i nvolve r emote s ervers t ime o ut i f t he r emote s ervers a re o ffline. I n t his c ase, t he
next m ethod i s t ried. E ach m ethod i s t ried f rom l eft t o r ight a nd c ontinues u ntil a m ethod e ither
approves o r r ejects a u ser. I f a r emote s erver i s u sed f or p rimary a uthentication, w e r ecommend
that y ou c onfigure t he s econdary a uthentication a s " local." T his w ill e nable t he m anagement c lient
to l ogin v ia t he l ocal u ser d atabase i f n one o f t he c onfigured a uthentication s ervers a re a live.
Buttons:
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Apply – C lick t o s ave c hanges.
Reset-­‐ C lick t o u ndo a ny c hanges m ade l ocally a nd r evert t o p reviously s aved v alues.
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Publication date: Sept, 2015
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