SMC Networks 8724ML3 - annexe 1, Management Manual

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available, then authentication is attempted using the server,
and finally the local user name and password is checked.
Command Attributes
• Authentication – Select the authentication, or authentication sequence
required:
-
Local – User authentication is performed only locally by the switch.
- Radius – User authentication is performed using a RADIUS server
only.
- 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
- Global – Provides globally applicable RADIUS settings.
- 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.
- Server IP Address – Address of authentication server.
(Default: 10.1.0.1)
- Server Port Number – Network (UDP) port of authentication server
used for authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 1812)
- Secret Text String – Encryption key used to authenticate logon
access for client. Do not use blank spaces in the string. (Maximum
length: 20 characters)
- Number of Server Transmits – Number of times the switch tries to
authenticate logon access via the authentication server. (Range: 1-30;
Default: 2)
- 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)