Authentication Server Group Settings - D-Link DES-3526 User Manual

xStack DES-3526 / DES-3526DC Layer 2 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch User Manual

Authentication Server Group Settings

This window will allow users to set up Authentication Server Groups on the Switch. A server group is a technique used to group
TACACS/XTACACS/TACACS+/RADIUS server hosts into user-defined categories for authentication using method lists. The
user may define the type of server group by protocol or by previously defined server group. The Switch has three built-in
Authentication Server Groups that cannot be removed but can be modified. Up to eight authentications server hosts may be added
to any particular group.
To view the following window, click Security Management > Access Authentication Control > Authentication Server
Group:
Figure 7- 7. Authentication Server Group Settings window
This screen displays the Authentication Server Groups on the Switch. The Switch has four built-in Authentication Server Groups
that cannot be removed but can be modified. To modify a particular group, click its hyperlinked Group Name, which will then
display the following window.
Figure 7- 8. Add a Server Host to Server Group (tacacs) window
To add an Authentication Server Host to the list, enter its IP address in the IP Address field, choose the protocol associated with
the IP address of the Authentication Server Host and click Add to Group to add this Authentication Server Host to the group.
To add a user-defined server group that is not displayed on the screen, click the add button, revealing the following window for
the user to configure.
Figure 7- 9. Authen Server Group Table Add Settings
Enter a group name of up to 15 alphanumeric characters to identify the users Group Name and click Add. The user's new Group
Name will then appear in the Authentication Server Group Settings window as seen below, defined as Trinity.
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