
Authentication
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Command Attributes
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Authentication
– Select the authentication, or authentication sequence required:
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Local
– User authentication is performed only locally by the switch.
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Radius
– User authentication is performed using a RADIUS server only.
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TACACS
– User authentication is performed using a server only.
- [authentication sequence] – User authentication is performed by up to three
authentication methods in the indicated sequence.
•
RADIUS
Settings
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Global
– Provides globally applicable RADIUS settings.
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ServerIndex
– Specifies one of five RADIUS servers that may be configured.
The switch attempts authentication using the listed sequence of servers. The
process ends when a server either approves or denies access to a user.
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Server IP Address
– Address of the RADIUS server.
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Server Port Number
– Network (UDP) port of authentication server used for
authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 1812)
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Secret Text String
– Encryption key used to authenticate logon access for
client. Do not use blank spaces in the string. (Maximum length: 48 characters)
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Number of Server Transmits
– Number of times the switch tries to authenticate
logon access via the authentication server. (Range: 1-30; Default: 2)
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Timeout for a reply
– The number of seconds the switch waits for a reply from
the RADIUS server before it resends the request. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 5)
•
TACACS
Settings
-
Global
– Provides globally applicable settings.
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ServerIndex
– Specifies the index number of the server to be configured. The
switch currently supports only one server.
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Server IP Address
– Address of the server.
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Server Port Number
– Network (TCP) port of server used for
authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 49)
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Number of Server Transmits
– Number of times the switch attempts to send
an authentication request to the server. (Range: 1-30; Default: 2)
-
Timeout for a reply
– The number of seconds the switch waits for a reply from
the server before it resends the request. (Range: 1-540 seconds; Default: 5)
-
Secret Text String
– Encryption key used to authenticate logon access for
client. Do not use blank spaces in the string. (Maximum length: 48 characters)
Note:
The local switch user database has to be set up by manually entering user names
and passwords using the CLI. (See “username” on page 4-84)
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