Planet SGS-6341 Series Command Manual page 998

Chapter 51 Commands for TACACS+
51.1 tacacs-server authentication host
Command:
tacacs-server authentication host <ip-address> [port <port-number>] [timeout <seconds>]
[key <string>] [primary]
no tacacs-server authentication host <ip-address>
Function:
Configure the IP address, listening port number, the value of timeout timer and the key string of the
TACACS+ server; the no form of this command deletes TACACS+ authentication server.
Parameter:
<ip-address> is the IP address of the server; <port-number> is the listening port number of the
server, the valid range is 0~65535, amongst 0 indicates it will not be an authentication server;
<seconds> is the value of TACACS+ authentication timeout timer, shown in seconds and the valid
range is 1~60; key <string> is the key string, containing maximum 16 characters; primary
indicates it's a primary server.
Command Mode:
Global Mode
Default:
No TACACS+ authentication configured on the system by default.
Usage Guide:
This command is for specifying the IP address, port number, timeout timer value and the key string
of the TACACS+ server used on authenticating with the switch. The parameter port is for define an
authentication port number which must be in accordance with the authentication port number of
specified TACACS+ server which is 49 by default. The parameters key and timeout is used to
configure the self-key and self-timeout, if the switch is not configure the timeout<seconds> and
key<string>, it will use the global value and key by command tacacs-server timeout<seconds> and
tacacs-server key <string>. This command can configure several TACACS+ servers communicate
with the switch. The configuration sequence will be used as authentication server sequence. And in
case primary is configured on one TACACS+ server, the server will be the primary server.
Example:
Configure the TACACS+ authentication server address to 192.168.1.2, and use the global
configured key.
Switch(config)#tacacs-server authentication host 192.168.1.2
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