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AlterPath ACS Command Reference Guide
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Authentication
Where,
auth1 : The firts Radius Authentication Server
acct1 : The firts Radius Accountig Server
server : The radius server address.
port : T he port field is optional. The default port name is “radius” and is looked up through
/etc/services.
secret:
The shared password required for communication between ACS and the Radius server.
retries: The number of times each Radius server is tried before another is contacted
timeout: The default is 3 seconds. The timeout field determines how long the system should wait
before responding with a success or failure response from the authentication server.
for example,
auth1 172.20.0.2 cyclades 3 5
acct1 172.20.0.2 cyclades 3 5
You should configure both parametres auth1 and acct1.
Multiple radius servers can be configured in this file. The servers are tried in the order in
which they appear. If a server fails to respond, the next configured server is tried.
Configuring the authorization on ACS to access the serial ports [CLI]
In CLI mode, enter the following string:
cli > config physicalports <serial port number> access users/groups <list of users or
group names separated by commas>
Save the configuration to flash
2. cli > config > savetoflash
Configuring an LDAP authentication server
On the server, edit the “info” attribute for the user and add the following syntax.
info: group_name=<Group1>[,<Group2>,...,<GroupN>];
Configuring the authorization on ACS to access the serial ports [CLI]
In CLI mode, enter the following string:
cli > config physicalports <serial port number> access users/groups <list of users or
group names separated by commas>