Cisco IE 4000, Software Configuration Manual

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Configuring Switch-Based Authentication
How to Configure Switch-Based Authentication
Command Purpose
1. configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
2. aaa new-model Enables AAA.
3. aaa authentication login { default |
list-name } method1 [ method2... ]
Creates a login authentication method list.

To create a default list that is used when a named list is not specified
in the login authentication command, use the default keyword
followed by the methods that are to be used in default situations. The
default method list is automatically applied to all ports.

list-name —Specifies a character string to name the list you are
creating.

method1... —Specifies the actual method the authentication algorithm
tries. The additional methods of authentication are used only if the
previous method returns an error, not if it fails.
Select one of these methods:

enable —Uses the enable password for authentication. Before you can
use this authentication method, you must define an enable password
by using the
enable password global configuration command.

group —Uses authentication. Before you can use
this authentication method, you must configure the server.
For more information, see
Identifying the Server Host and
Setting the Authentication Key, page 170 .

line —Uses the line password for authentication. Before you can use
this authentication method, you must define a line password. Use the
password password line configuration command.

local —Uses the local username database for authentication. You must
enter username information in the database. Use the username
password global configuration command.

local-case —Uses a case-sensitive local username database for
authentication. You must enter username information in the database
by using the
username name password global configuration
command.

none —Does not use any authentication for login.
4. line [ console | tty | vty ] line-number
[ ending-line-number ]
Enters line configuration mode, and configures the lines to which you
want to apply the authentication list.
5. login authentication { default |
list-name }
Applies the authentication list to a line or set of lines.

If you specify default , use the default list created with the aaa
authentication login command.

list-name —Specifies the list created with the aaa authentication
login command.
6. end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.