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BLACK BOX® CS Installation, Administration, and User’s Guide 263
T To Configure a Serial Port Login Authentication Method
This procedure configures an authentication method that applies to logins to
devices connected to serial ports. You can select different methods for
individual ports or for groups of ports.
1. Go to Ports > Physical Ports in Expert mode, and select a port or ports to
modify.
2. Click the Access tab.
3. To select an authentication method, select one of the options in the Type
menu.
4. Click “Done.”
5. Click “apply changes.”
The changes are stored in /etc/portslave/pslave.conf on CS.
6. Make sure that an authentication server is specified for the selected
authentication type.
NISDownLocal
Local authentication is performed only when
the NIS server is down.
Radius
Authentication is performed using a Radius
authentication server.
Radius/Local
Radius authentication is tried first, switching to
Local if unsuccessful.
RadiusDownLocal
Local authentication is performed only when
the Radius server is down.
TACACS+
Authentication is performed using a
TACACS+ authentication server.
TACACS+/Local
TACACS+ authentication is tried first,
switching to Local if unsuccessful.
TACACS+DownLocal
Local authentication is tried only when the
TACACS+ server is down.
Authentication Type Definition