Authentication Settings - Huawei S1700 Series Web User Manual

S1700 Managed Series Ethernet Switches
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Figure 9-55 AAA Global Settings
Table 9-36 Parameters of AAA Global Settings
Item
AAA status

9.13.2 Authentication Settings

Authentication Settings is designed to specify local or remote authentication mechanism.
Local authentication manages access authority by using the user name and password set on
switch manually. Remote Authentication manages access authority by using Remote Access
Authentication Server based on RADIUS protocol.
The order depends on the time of configuring command. It will go to the next authentication
method only when the current authentication fails.
Click Security > AAA > Authentication Settings to set the Authentication network and
Authentication login, the configuration page is displayed as follows.
Issue 05 (2012-10-25)
Description
Enable / Disable AAA global settings.
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If using remote authentication server, the user must set the related parameters for the
authentication methods of RADIUS and group, if there are multiple RADIUS servers,
the authentication order depends on the time of configuring server. It will go to the
next authentication server only when the current authentication server fails.
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Users can choose from four methods of authentication: none, local, RADIUS and
group.
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AAA Authentication Network – authorized users can access network.
 AAA Authentication Login – authenticated users can access the switch.
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