System information

Web Manager "Config" Menu Options 211
Configuring Authentication
Configuring Authentication Servers
The administrative user can use the Config → Authentication screen to
configure all authentication servers to be used by the OnBoard or connected
devices. When an administrative user goes to Config → Authentication, the
screen shown in the following figure appears with the menu options shown for
configuring authentication servers.
Figure 7-14:Default Config → Authentication Screen
The default authentication type is Local, and if it is selected, it requires no
configuration. If any other authentication method is selected, additional fields
appear on the screen for specifying the information that is required to set up
communications with an authentication server of the selected type.
When the administrative user configures an authentication server on this page,
the server is available to perform authentication checking for logins to the
following:
• Any devices that are configured to use that authentication method
See “Configuring Devices” on page 197 for how devices are assigned an
authentication method on the Config → Devices screen.
• The OnBoard, if it is subsequently configured to use that authentication
method.
See “Configuring an Authentication Method for the OnBoard” on page
224 for how the OnBoard is assigned an authentication method on the
Config → Unit Authentication screen.