What Is Switch Management Login - 3Com SuperStack 3 3812 Implementation Manual

What is Switch
Management
Login?
Network Login is not supported on ports configured to operate as
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members of an aggregated link.
Network Login is not supported on ports configured to operate as
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members of a resilient link.
Some client devices that are connected to the Switch port may not
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support the authentication service, for example printers. You should
configure the Switch port to operate in Automatic Learning mode, so
that network traffic that does not match the MAC address for the
client device is filtered.
You should enable Network Login on all relevant Switch ports. Failure
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to enable authentication on a single port could compromise the
security of the entire network.
If you intend to manage the Switch using the Web interface or the
Command Line Interface, you need to log in with a valid user name and
password.
For further information on managing the Switch, see the "Setting Up For
Management" chapter in the Getting Started Guide.
The user name and password information can be stored in either:
a RADIUS server (recommended)
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If you enable RADIUS as the authentication mode of Switch
Management Login, the user name and password information is
stored in a database on a RADIUS server in your network. Subsequent
log in attempts to the Switch are remotely authenticated by the
RADIUS server.
or
the local Switch database (default)
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If you enable Local as the authentication mode of Switch
Management Login, the user name and password information is
stored in the local database on the Switch. Subsequent login attempts
to the Switch are authenticated by the local database.

What is Switch Management Login?

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