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You can configure the
console server
to the default (
Local
) or using an alternate authentication method
(
TACACS
,
RADIUS,
or
LDAP
). Optionally, you can select the order in which local and remote
authentication is used:
Local
TACACS
/RADIUS/LDAP
: Tries local authentication first, falling back to remote if local fails.
TACACS /RADIUS/
LDAP
Local
: Tries remote authentication first, falling back to local if remote
fails.
TACACS /RADIUS/
LDAP
Down Local
: Tries remote authentication first, falling back to local if the
remote authentication returns an error condition (for example, if the remote authentication
server is down or inaccessible).
9.1.1 Local authentication
Select
Serial and Network: Authentication
and check
Local
.
Click
Apply.
9.1.2 TACACS authentication
Perform the following procedure to configure the authentication method to use whenever the
console server
or any of its serial ports or hosts is accessed:
Select
Serial and Network: Authentication
and check
TACAS
or
LocalTACACS
or
TACACSLocal
or
TACACSDownLocal
Enter the
Server Address
(IP or host name) of the remote Authentication/Authorization server.
Multiple remote servers may be specified in a comma-‐separated list. Each server is tried in
succession.