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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
CWGE26FX2TX24MSPOE
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Auth Method
This page allows you to configure how a user is authenticated when he logs into the switch via one
of the management client interfaces.
Label
Description
Client
The management client for which the configuration below applies.
Authentication
Method
Authentication Method can be set to one of the following values:
none: authentication is disabled and login is not possible.
local: use the local user database on the switch for authentication.
radius: use a remote RADIUS server for authentication.
Fallback
Enable fallback to local authentication by checking this box.
If none of the configured authentication servers are alive, the local user database is
used for authentication.
This is only possible if the Authentication Method is set to a value other than ‘none’ or
‘local’.
Save
Click to save changes.
Reset
Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.