Specifications

Example usage:
To create a TACACS+ authentication server host, with port number 1234, a timeout value of 10 seconds and a retransmit count of 5:
AT-9724TS:4# create authen server_host 10.1.1.121 protocol
tacacs+ port 1234 timeout 10 retransmit 5
Command: create authen server_host 10.1.1.121 protocol
tacacs+ port 1234 timeout 10 retransmit 5
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config authen server_host
Purpose Used to configure a user-defined authentication server host.
Syntax create authen server_host <ipaddr> protocol [tacacs | xtacacs | tacacs+ | radius] {port
<int 1-65535> | key [<key_string 254> | none] | timeout <int 1-255> | retransmit < 1-
255>}
Description This command will configure a user-defined authentication server host for the TACACS/XTACACS/TACACS+
and RADIUS security protocols on the Switch.When a user attempts to access the Switch with authentication
protocol enabled, the Switch will send authentication packets to a remote
TACACS/XTACACS/TACACS+/RADIUS server host on a remote host.The
TACACS/XTACACS/TACACS+/RADIUS server host will then verify or deny the request and return the
appropriate message to the Switch. More than one authentication protocol can be run on the same physical
server host but, remember that TACACS/XTACACS/TACACS+ are separate entities and are not compatible
with each other.The maximum supported number of server hosts is 16.
Parameters server_host <ipaddr> - The IP address of the remote server host the user wishes to alter.
protocol – The protocol used by the server host.The user may choose one of the following::
tacacs – Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the TACACS protocol.
xtacacs – Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the XTACACS protocol.
tacacs+ – Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the TACACS+ protocol.
radius – Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the RADIUS protocol.
port <int 1-65535> – Enter a number between 1 and 65535 to define the virtual port number of the
authentication protocol on a server host.The default port number is 49 for TACACS/XTACACS/TACACS+
servers but the user may set a unique port number for higher security.The default port number for RADIUS
servers is 1812.
key <key_string 254> – Authentication key to be shared with a configured TACACS+ server only. Specify an
alphanumeric string up to 254 characters or choose none.
retransmit <int 1-255> – Enter the value in the retransmit field to change how many times the device will
resend an authentication request when the TACACS, XTACACS or RADIUS server does not respond.This field
is inoperable for the TACACS+ protocol.
Restrictions Only administrator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To configure a TACACS authentication server host, with port number 4321, a timeout value of 12 seconds and a retransmit count of 4.
AT-9724TS:4# config authen server_host 10.1.1.121 protocol
tacacs port 4321 timeout 12 retransmit 4
Command: config authen server_host 10.1.1.121 protocol
tacacs port 4321 timeout 12 retransmit 4
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