Cyclades AlterPath ACS, Command Reference Manual

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Profile Configuration
8.2 Examples for configuration testing
The following three examples are just given to test a configuration. The steps should be
followed after configuring the ACS .
Console Access Server
With the ACS set up as a CAS you can access a server connected to the ACS through the
server’s serial console port from a workstation on the LAN or WAN. There is no
authentication by default, but the system can be configured for authentication to be
performed by a Radius server, a TacacsPlus server, or even by a local database. Either
Telnet or SSH can be used.
See Appendix A - New User Background Information for more information about SSH.
This Chapter contains all the necessary information to configure a fully-functional CAS
environment. Consult the tables above and configure the necessary parameters for the
/etc/portslave/pslave.conf file according to your environment.
An example of a CAS environment is shown in the following figure. This configuration
example has local authentication, an Ethernet interface provided by a router, and
serially-connected workstations
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Figure 8.1 - Console Access Server diagram
The following diagram, shows additional scenarios for the ACS: both remote and local
authentication, data buffering, and remote access.