Tacacs+ Management; Enabling And Disabling Tacacs; Configuring Tacacs; Modifying Tacacs - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

TACACS+ management

TACACS+ provides user authentication and authorization using TACACS as authentication protocol.
You can add, remove, and modify settings of TACACS+ Server.

Enabling and disabling TACACS+

At least one TACACS+ server must be configured before you can enable TACACS+.
To enable or disable TACACS+, perform the following steps.
1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in
2. Select the AAA Service tab.
3. To enable TACACS+, select TACACS+ from the Primary AAA Service drop-down menu.
4. Select None, Switch Database when TACACS+ Login Failed, or Switch Database when TACACS+
5. Click Apply.

Configuring TACACS+

To enable TACACS+, perform the following steps.
1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in
2. Select the AAA Service tab.
3. Click Add to configure TACACS+ service.
4. Select TACACS+ from Server Type.
5. Enter the Server, Port, Timeout(s), Secret String details in the appropriate fields.
6. Select CHAP or PAP from the Authentication drop-down list.
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8. Click Apply.

Modifying TACACS+

To change the parameters of a TACACS+ service that is already configured, perform the following
steps.
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Login Timeout from the Secondary AAA Service menu.
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To disable TACACS+, select Switch Database from the Primary AAA Service menu and select
None from the Secondary AAA Service menu.
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Click OK.
The server details display in the TACACS+ Configuration list.

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