Asus GigaX2024SX - Manual (Page 59)

User Authentication
You can restrict management access to this switch using the following options:
• User Accounts – Manually configure access rights on the switch for specified
users.
• Authentication Settings – Use remote authentication to configure access rights.
• HTTPS Settings – Provide a secure web connection.
• SSH Settings – Provide a secure shell (for secure Telnet access).
• Port Security – Configure secure addresses for individual ports.
• 802.1x – Use IEEE 802.1x port authentication to control access to specific ports.
• IP Filter – Filters management access to the web, SNMP or Telnet interface.
Configuring User Accounts
The guest only has read access for most configuration parameters. However, the
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• Account List
(Defaults: admin, and guest)
• New Account – Allows configuration of a new ac
• User Name – The name of the user.
(Maximum length: 8 characters;maximum number of users: 5)
• Access Level – Specifies the user level.
(Options: Normal and Privileged)
Password – Specifies the user password. •
(Range: 0-8 characters plain text, case sensitive)
• Change Password– Sets a new password to over-write the old password.
• Add/Remove – Adds or removes an account from the list.
t, enter the Web – Click Security, User Accounts. To configure a new user accoun
ser name, access level, then enter a password and confirm it. Click Add to save u
the new user account and add it to the Account List. 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.
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