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4.11.2 Authentication Configuration

This page allows you to configure how a user is authenticated when he logs into the switch via one of the management client

interfaces. The Authentication Method Configuration screen in

Figure 4-11-3

appears.

Figure 4-11-3:

Authentication Method Configuration Page Screenshot

The page includes the following fields:

Object

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 stack for

authentication.

RADIUS

: use a remote RADIUS server for authentication.

TACACSt+

: use a remote TACACS+ 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 something else than

'none or 'local'.

Buttons

: Click to save changes.

: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.

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