Quidway NetEngine80
Configuration Guide - Basic Configurations
5 User Management
Issue 04 (2009-12-20)
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user-interface vty
number1
[
number2
]
The VTY user interface view is displayed.
Step 3
Run:
shell
VTY terminal service is enabled.
Step 4
Run:
idle-timeout
minutes
[
seconds
]
User disconnection after timeout is enabled.
Step 5
Run:
screen-length
screen-length
The screen length of the terminal screen is set.
Step 6
Run:
history-command max-size
size-value
Step 7
Set the size of the history command buffer.
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5.4.6 Configuring User Authentication
Three authentication modes are available on a router:
z
AAA authentication: requires the user name and password.
z
Password authentication: requires no user name but a password must be set. Otherwise,
the user cannot log in to the router through console interface.)
z
None: requires neither user name nor password. No authentication is needed when the
user logs in to the router.
Configuring AAA Authentication
Do as follows on the router:
Step 1
Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Step 2
Run:
user-interface vty
number1
[
number2
]
The VTY user interface view is displayed.
Step 3
Run:
authentication-mode aaa
Set the authentication mode as AAA.
