ZyXEL Communications AAM1212-51, User Manual

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AAM1212-51/53 Series User’s Guide
Chapter 9 User Account 89
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 14 User Account
LABEL DESCRIPTION
User account Click this to open the User Account screen. See Section 9.1 on page 87 .
Authentication Mode Select the process by which the AAM1212 authenticates administrators.
local - Search the local database. You maintain this database in the User
Account screen.
radius - Check an external RADIUS database using the settings below.
local then radius - Search the local database; if the user name is not found,
check an external RADIUS database using the settings below.
IP Enter the IP address of the external RADIUS server in dotted decimal notation.
Port The default UDP port of the RADIUS server for authentication is 1812 . You need
not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so.
Secret Specify a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared
between the external RADIUS server and the switch. This key is not sent over
the network. This key must be the same on the external RADIUS server and the
switch.
Default Privilege
Level
Select the privilege level assigned to administrators in case the external
RADIUS database does not provide one. The privilege level determines which
screens the administrator can use. There is a high, medium or low privilege level
for each command. You can also choose to deny access to the AAM1212.
Select
high to allow the administrator to use all commands including the lower
privilege commands. High privilege commands include things like creating
administrator accounts, restarting the system and resetting the factory defaults.
Select
middle to allow the administrator to use middle or low privilege
commands.
Select
low to allow the administrator to use only low privilege commands. Low
privilege commands are read only.
Select
deny to prevent the administrator from accessing the AAM1212.