DGS-3700 Series Layer 2 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch CLI Reference Guide
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config authen_login
authentication methods for users logging on to the Switch. The sequence of
methods implemented in this command will affect the authentication result. For
example, if a user enters a sequence of methods like
tacacs – xtacacs – local,
the
Switch will send an authentication request to the first
tacacs
host in the server
group. If no response comes from the server host, the Switch will send an
authentication request to the second
tacacs
host in the server group and so on, until
the list is exhausted. At that point, the Switch will restart the same sequence with
the following protocol listed,
xtacacs
. If no authentication takes place using the
xtacacs
list, the
local
account database set in the Switch is used to authenticate the
user. When the local method is used, the privilege level will be dependant on the
local account privilege configured on the Switch.
Successful login using any of these methods will give the user a “user” privilege only.
If the user wishes to upgrade his or her status to the administrator level, the user
must implement the
enable admin
command, followed by a previously configured
password. (
See the enable admin part of this section for more detailed information,
concerning the enable admin command.)
Parameters
default
– The default method list for access authentication, as defined by the user. The
user may choose one or a combination of up to four of the following authentication
methods:
tacacs
– Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
TACACS
protocol from the remote TACACS
server hosts
of the TACACS
server
group
list.
xtacacs
– Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
XTACACS
protocol from the remote XTACACS
server hosts
of the XTACACS
server group
list.
– Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
protocol from the remote
server hosts
of the
server group
list.
radius
−
Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
RADIUS
protocol from the remote RADIUS
server hosts
of the RADIUS
server
group
list.
server_group <string 15>
−
Adding this parameter will require the user to be
authenticated using a user-defined server group previously configured on the
Switch.
local
−
Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the local
user account
database on the Switch.
none
– Adding this parameter will require no authentication to access the Switch.
method_list_name
– Enter a previously implemented method list name defined by the
user. The user may add one, or a combination of up to four of the following
authentication methods to this method list:
tacacs
– Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
TACACS
protocol from a remote TACACS server.
xtacacs
– Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
XTACACS
protocol from a remote XTACACS server.
– Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
protocol from a remote server.
radius
−
Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
RADIUS
protocol from a remote RADIUS server.
server_group <string 15>
−
Adding this parameter will require the user to be
authenticated using a user-defined server group previously configured on the
