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9.1.4 LDAP authentication
Perform the following procedure to configure the LDAP authentication method to use whenever the
console server
or any of its serial ports or hosts is accessed:
Select
Serial and Network: Authentication
and check
LDAP
or
LocalLDAP
or
LDAPLocal
or
LDAPDownLocal
Enter the
Server Address
(IP or host name) of the remote Authentication server.
Multiple
remote servers may be specified in a comma-separated list. Each server is tried in succession.
Enter the
Server Password.
Note
To interact with LDAP requires that the user account exist on our
console server
to work with the
remote server. (You can't just create the user on your LDAP server and not tell the
console server
about it.) You need to add the user account.
Click
Apply.
LDAP remote authentication will now be used for all user access to
console server
and serially or network attached devices.
LDAP
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is based on the X.500 standard, but is
significantly simpler and more readily adapted to meet custom needs. The core LDAP
specifications are all defined in RFCs. LDAP is a protocol used to access information stored in an
LDAP server. You can find further information on configuring remote RADIUS servers at the
following sites:
http://www.ldapman.org/articles/intro_to_ldap.html
http://www.ldapman.org/servers.html
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/5050/1/
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/5074/4/
9.1.5 RADIUS/TACACS User Configuration
Users may be added to the local
console server
appliance. If they are not added and they log in via
remote AAA, a user will be added for them. This user will not show up in the Black Box configurators
unless they are specifically added, at which point they are transformed into a completely local user. The
newly added user must authenticate from the remote AAA server, and will have no access if it is down.