Configuring An Authentication Profile - Dell PowerConnect 7048P Manual

Configuring an Authentication Profile

The commands in this example create a new authenticating profile that uses
the RADIUS server configured in the previous example to authenticate users
who attempt to access the switch management interface by using SSH or
Telnet. If the RADIUS authentication is unsuccessful, the switch uses the
local user database to attempt to authenticate the users.
To configure the switch:
1 Create a an access profile list that uses RADIUS as the first access method
and the local user database as the second login method.
console#configure
console(config)#aaa authentication login myList
radius local
NOTE:
been configured on the switch. To see an example of how to configure a
RADIUS server on the switch, see "Configuring the Primary and Secondary
RADIUS Servers" on page 228.
2 Enter line configuration mode for Telnet and specify that any attempt to
access the switch by using Telnet are authenticated using the methods
defined in the profile created in the previous step.
console(config)#line telnet
console(config-telnet)#login authentication myList
console(config-telnet)#exit
3 Enter line configuration mode for SSH and specify that any attempt to
access the switch by using SSH are authenticated using the methods
defined in the myList profile.
console(config)#line ssh
console(config-ssh)#login authentication myList
console(config-ssh)#exit
console(config)#exit
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Controlling Management Access
The switch attempts to contact the primary RADIUS server that has