Setting Up Logins - Intermec IF5 User Manual

Setting Up Logins

IF5 Fixed Reader User's Manual
Developer Access Method Descriptions
Method Description
Allow Telnet Enables access to the Linux system console via
Shell Access standard Telnet, using the login and password
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Enable FTP Enables the FTP server, allowing users to transfer files
Server to and from the IF5, using the user name and
password
Automount Enables automatic mounting of a Common Internet
CIFS (SMB) File System (CIFS), also known as SMB (server
message block) share at boot time. This makes the
share accessible via the shell.
Automount Enables an NFS shared drive when the IF5 is booted.
NFS Files on the shared drive are accessible via the shell. If
you enable NFS, after you click Submit Changes,
these fields appear:
Remote Host: IP address of the NFS server.
Remote Mount Path: Path to the NFS mount.
Specify these settings and click Submit Changes
again to activate them.
To ensure login security for configuring or maintaining the IF5,
you should use a password server or change the default user name
and password.
• A password server is typically an embedded authentication
server (EAS) or other RADIUS server. To use a password
server, you must have a password server on the network that
contains the user name/password database. On the IF5, you
need to enable RADIUS for login authorization.
When a user attempts to log in to the IF5, the user must enter
a user name and password. This login is sent to the RADIUS
server, which compares the login to its list of authorized
logins. If a match is found, the user can log in to the IF5 with
read/write privileges.
If no RADIUS server is available when the user tries a login
and the Allow Service Password check box is checked, the
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