User Authentication
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6
Web
– Click Security, User Accounts. To configure a new user account, enter the
user name, access level, and password, then click Add. To change the password for
a specific user, enter the user name and new password, confirm the password by
entering it again, then click Apply.
Figure 6-1 User Accounts
CLI
– Assign a user name to access-level 15 (i.e., administrator), then specify the
password.
Configuring Local/Remote Logon Authentication
Use the Authentication Settings
menu to restrict management
access based on specified user
names and passwords. You can
manually configure access rights
on the switch, or you can use a
remote access authentication
server based on RADIUS or
protocols.
Remote Authentication Dial-in
User Service (RADIUS) and Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
Plus () are logon authentication protocols that use software running on a
central server to control access to RADIUS-aware or TACACS- aware devices on
Console(config)#username bob access-level 15
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Console(config)#username bob password 0 smith
Console(config)#
Web
Telnet
RADIUS/
server
console
1. Client attempts management access.
2. Switch contacts authentication server.
3. Authentication server challenges client.
4. Client responds with proper password or key.
5. Authentication server approves access.
6. Switch grants management access.
Summary of Contents for 8926EM
Page 6: ...ii ...
Page 34: ...Getting Started ...
Page 44: ...Introduction 1 10 1 ...
Page 62: ...Initial Configuration 2 18 2 ...
Page 64: ...Switch Management ...
Page 76: ...Configuring the Switch 3 12 3 ...
Page 118: ...Basic Management Tasks 4 42 4 ...
Page 164: ...User Authentication 6 28 6 ...
Page 176: ...Access Control Lists 7 12 7 ...
Page 284: ...Quality of Service 14 8 14 ...
Page 294: ...Multicast Filtering 15 10 15 ...
Page 300: ...Domain Name Service 16 6 16 ...
Page 310: ...Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 17 10 17 ...
Page 320: ...Configuring Router Redundancy 18 10 18 ...
Page 344: ...IP Routing 19 24 19 ...
Page 356: ...Unicast Routing 20 12 20 Web Click Routing Protocol RIP Statistics Figure 20 5 RIP Statistics ...
Page 386: ...Unicast Routing 20 42 20 ...
Page 388: ...Command Line Interface ...
Page 400: ...Overview of the Command Line Interface 21 12 21 ...
Page 466: ...SNMP Commands 24 16 24 ...
Page 520: ...Access Control List Commands 26 18 26 ...
Page 546: ...Rate Limit Commands 30 2 30 ...
Page 612: ...VLAN Commands 34 24 34 ...
Page 626: ...Class of Service Commands 35 14 35 ...
Page 670: ...DHCP Commands 39 16 39 ...
Page 716: ...IP Interface Commands 41 36 41 ...
Page 768: ...IP Routing Commands 42 52 42 ...
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