User guide

Authentication
102 BLACK BOX ® Advanced Console Server
Configuration for CAS, TS, and Dial-in Access
vi Method
The parameters described above must be changed by directly editing the
/etc/portslave/pslave.conf file.
Browser Method
To configure Authentication with your browser:
Step 1: Follow the steps 1 to 4 in the section titled Configuration for CAS, “Browser
Method” on page 75.
Step 2: Scroll to the Authentication section.
Scroll down to the Authentication section and configure the parameters in this
section.
all.radretries Defines the number of times each Radius/ TacacsPlus server is tried
before another is contacted. The first server (authhost1) is tried
“radretries” times, and then the second (authhost2), if configured, is
contacted “radretries” times. If the second also fails to respond, Radius/
TacacsPlus authentication fails.
all.secret This is the shared secret (password) necessary for communication
between the BLACK BOX ® Advanced Console Server and the Radius/
TacacsPlus servers.
Note: If you want to dial in to the serial port on a BLACK BOX ® Advanced
Console Server series with CHAP authentication, you need to do the following:
1.Configure Sxx.authtype as local.
2.Add users in BLACK BOX ® Advanced Console Server.
3.Insert the users in the file /etc/ppp/chap-secrets.
4.Insert the file /etc/ppp/chap-secrets in the file /etc/config_files.
5.Execute the saveconf command.