Cyclades AlterPath OnBoard, Administrator'S Manual

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Web Manager "Config" Menu Options 179
Configuring Authentication
Configuring Authentication Servers
The administrative user can use the Config
→
Authentication screen to
configure all authentication servers to be used by the OnBoard or connected
devices. When an administrative user goes to Config
→
Authentication, the
screen shown in the following figure appears with the menu options shown for
configuring authentication servers.
Figure 6-12: Default Config
→
Authentication Screen
The default authentication type is Local. If any other authentication method is
selected, additional fields appear on the screen for specifying the information
that is required to set up communications with an authentication server of the
selected type.
Note: If NIS is configured as the authentication method for any device or for
the OnBoard, NIS must be used as the only authentication method.
When the administrative user configures an authentication server on this page,
the server is available to perform authentication checking for logins to the
following:
• Any devices that are configured to use that authentication method
See “Configuring Devices” on page 163 for how devices are assigned an
authentication method on the Config
→
Devices screen.
• The OnBoard, if it is subsequently configured to use that authentication
method.