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142 Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server Installation, Administration and Users Guide
To configure a serial port login authentication method:
This procedure configures an authentication method that applies to logins to devices connected to
serial ports. You can select different methods for individual ports or for groups of ports.
1. Go to Ports - Physical Ports in Expert mode and select a port or ports to modify.
2. Click the Access tab.
3. To select an authentication method, select one of the options in the Type menu.
4. Click Done .
5. Click apply changes . The changes are stored in the /etc/portSlave/pSlave.conf file on the
console server.
6. Make sure that an authentication server is specified for the selected authentication type.
The following table lists the procedures that apply to each authentication method.
NISDownLocal Local authentication is performed only when the NIS server is down.
Radius Authentication is performed using a Radius authentication server.
Radius/Local Radius authentication is tried first, switching to Local if unsuccessful.
RadiusDownLocal Local authentication is performed only when the Radius server is down.
Authentication is performed using a authentication server.
/Local authentication is tried first, switching to Local if unsuccessful.
DownLocal Local authentication is tried only when the server is down.
Table 9.13: List of Authentication Method Procedures
Authentication Method Where Documented
Kerberos, Kerberos/Local or Kerberos/DownLocal To configure a Kerberos authentication
server:
on page 121.
LDAP, LDAP/Local or LDAP/DownLocal To configure an LDAP authentication
server:
on page 120.
NIS, Local/NIS, NIS/Local or NIS/DownLocal To configure a NIS authentication server:
on page 123.
RADIUS, Local/RADIUS, RADIUS/Local or RADIUS/DownLocal To configure a RADIUS authentication
server:
on page 118.
, Local/, /Local or
DownLocal To configure a authentication
server:
on page 119.
Table 9.12: Expert - Authentication Methods and Fallback Mechanisms (Continued)
Authentication Type Definition