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Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide
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Release 8.1
78-15486-01
Chapter 30 Configuring Switch Access Using AAA
Configuring Authentication
This example shows how to specify servers and verify the configuration:
Console> (enable) set tacacs server 172.20.52.3
172.20.52.3 added to TACACS server table as primary server.
Console> (enable) set tacacs server 172.20.52.2 primary
172.20.52.2 added to TACACS server table as primary server.
Console> (enable) set tacacs server 172.20.52.10
172.20.52.10 added to TACACS server table as backup server.
Console> (enable) show tacacs
Login Authentication: Console Session Telnet Session
--------------------- ---------------- ----------------
tacacs disabled disabled
radius disabled disabled
local enabled(primary) enabled(primary)
Enable Authentication: Console Session Telnet Session
---------------------- ----------------- ----------------
tacacs disabled disabled
radius disabled disabled
local enabled(primary) enabled(primary)
Tacacs key:
Tacacs login attempts: 3
Tacacs timeout: 5 seconds
Tacacs direct request: disabled
Tacacs-Server Status
---------------------------------------- -------
172.20.52.3
172.20.52.2 primary
172.20.52.10
Console> (enable)
Enabling Authentication
Note
Specify at least one server before enabling authentication on the switch. For more
information on specifying servers, see the
“Specifying Servers” section on
page 30-17
.
You can enable authentication for login and enable access to the switch. If desired, you can
enter the console and telnet keywords to specify that authentication be used only on console
or Telnet connections. If you are using both RADIUS and , you can enter the primary
keyword to force the switch to try authentication first.