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c.
Enter a valid user name and password. If a new user name and password have not been
created, the default user name is Admin (case-sensitive) and the default password field is blank.
IMPORTANT: If you have previously logged in to the console switch during the same HP IP Console
Viewer session, the login dialog does not display unless authentication or authorization fails or you clear the
login credentials.
d. Click OK. The Manage Console Switch window appears.
2. Select Global>Authentication the Use LDAP Authentication setting becomes accessible, and the
Authentication parameters are displayed, but not accessible unless Use LDAP Authentication is
selected.
3. To enable local authentication and authorization, select Use Local Authentication. The Local
method uses information from the Users subcategory to authenticate and authorize users attempting
to manage the console switch or view an attached server.
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To enable LDAP authentication and authorization, select Use LDAP Authentication. The LDAP
method uses information from the LDAP Directory Service to authenticate and authorize users
attempting to either manage the console switch or view and attached server.
4. If Use LDAP Authentication is selected, then by default both authentication and authorization are
controlled by information stored in the LDAP Directory Service. However, it is possible to specify that
only authentication is to be controlled by the LDAP Directory Service, while authorization is to be