Authentication Configuration - Planet IGS-10020MT User Manual

4.11.2 Authentication Configuration

This page allows you to configure how a user is authenticated when he logs into the switch via one of the management client
interfaces. The Authentication Method Configuration screen in
The page includes the following fields:
Object
 Client
 Authentication Method
 Fallback
Buttons
: Click to save changes.
: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Figure 4-11-3: Authentication Method Configuration Page Screenshot
Description
The management client for which the configuration below applies.
Authentication Method can be set to one of the following values:
None: authentication is disabled and login is not possible.
local: use the local user database on the switch stack for authentication.
RADIUS: use a remote RADIUS server for authentication.
TACACSt+: use a remote TACACS+ server for authentication.
Enable fallback to local authentication by checking this box.
If none of the configured authentication servers are alive, the local user database
is used for authentication.
This is only possible if the Authentication Method is set to something else than
'none or 'local'.
Figure 4-11-3 appears.
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