Configuring Default Tacacs+ Parameters; Adding A Tacacs+ Server - Cisco SF 300-08 Administration Manual

Configuring Security
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Cisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide

Configuring Default TACACS+ Parameters

The TACACS+ Page enables adding, removing, and editing the TACACS+ servers.
You can define the default parameters, such as the key string used to encrypt
communications with the TACACS+ server. A user must be configured on the
TACACS+ to have privilege level 15 to be granted permission to administer the
switch.
To define a TACACS+ server and default TACACS+ server authentication
parameters:
Click Security > TACACS+. The TACACS+ Page displays.
The TACACS+ Server Table displays the default parameters and the previously-
defined TACACS+ servers.
Enter the default Key String. This is the authentication and encryption key used for
communicating with the TACACS+ servers. The switch can be configured to use
this key or to use a key for an individual server (described in the
TACACS+ Server section). If you do not enter a key string in this field, the key
individual server key must match the encryption key used by the TACACS+ server.
If you enter a key string here and a key string for an individual TACACS+ server, the
key string configured for the individual TACACS+ server takes precedence.
In the Timeout for Reply field, enter the amount of time that passes before the
connection between the switch and the TACACS+ server times out. If a value is
not entered in the Add TACACS+ Server Page for a specific server, the value is
taken from this field.
Click Apply. The TACACS+ settings and the switch are updated.

Adding a TACACS+ Server

Click Security > TACACS+. The TACACS+ Page displays.
Click Add. The Add TACACS+ Server Page displays.
Enter the parameters.
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