User`s guide

Introduction 9
OnSite Authentication Options
The following table lists the supported authentication methods and indicates
which methods are available for the OnSite and which are available for
devices connected to serial or to KVM ports.
An administrative user can use the Web Manager and any administrator can
use the CLI utility for configuring an authentication method for the OnSite
and for KVM and serial ports and for configuring authentication servers.
The following table lists the supported authentication methods and indicates
which methods are available for the OnSite and which are available for
devices connected to KVM or serial ports. As mentioned elsewhere, KVM
port authentication can only be configured when direct access to KVM ports
is configured, and only the “Open” and “Custom” security profiles allow
direct access to KVM ports to be configured.
By default, logins to the OnSite and to devices connected to serial ports use
Local authentication, and logins to devices connected to KVM ports use no
authentication.
All authentication methods except “Local,” “OTP,” and “OTP/Local” require
an authentication server, which the administrator configures separately.
When a table cell is blank, the authentication method is not supported.
Table 1-3: Supported Authentication Types (Sheet 1 of 6)
Type Description OnSite KVM Ports Serial Ports
None No login required. X [Default] X
Local Uses local user/
password for local
authentication on
the OnSite.
X [Default] X X [Default]
Kerberos Uses user/password
configured on the
Kerberos
authentication
server. No logins
allowed if Kerberos
server is down or
Kerberos
authentication fails.
XX X