Administrator Guide

enable
Prompt for the enable password.
line
Prompt for the password you assigned to the terminal line. Congure a password for the terminal line to which you
assign a method list that contains the line authentication method. Congure a password using the password
command from LINE mode.
local
Prompt for the system username and password.
none
Do not authenticate the user.
radius
Prompt for a username and password and use a RADIUS server to authenticate.
tacacs+
Prompt for a username and password and use a TACACS+ server to authenticate.
1 Congure an authentication method list. You may use a mnemonic name or use the default keyword. The default authentication
method for terminal lines is local and the default method list is empty.
CONFIGURATION mode
aaa authentication login {method-list-name | default} [method-1] [method-2] [method-3]
[method-4] [method-5] [method-6]
2 Apply the method list from Step 1 to a terminal line.
CONFIGURATION mode
login authentication {method-list-name | default}
3 If you used the line authentication method in the method list you applied to the terminal line, congure a password for the terminal line.
LINE mode
password
Example of Terminal Line Authentication
In the following example, VTY lines 0-2 use a single authentication method, line.
Dell(conf)#aaa authentication login myvtymethodlist line
Dell(conf)#line vty 0 2
Dell(config-line-vty)#login authentication myvtymethodlist
Dell(config-line-vty)#password myvtypassword
Dell(config-line-vty)#show config
line vty 0
password myvtypassword
login authentication myvtymethodlist
line vty 1
password myvtypassword
login authentication myvtymethodlist
line vty 2
password myvtypassword
login authentication myvtymethodlist
Dell(config-line-vty)#
Setting Time Out of EXEC Privilege Mode
EXEC time-out is a basic security feature that returns the Dell Networking OS to EXEC mode after a period of inactivity on the terminal
lines.
To set time out, use the following commands.
• Set the number of minutes and seconds. The default is 10 minutes on the console and 30 minutes on VTY. Disable EXEC time out by
setting the time-out period to 0.
LINE mode
exec-timeout minutes [seconds]
• Return to the default time-out values.
LINE mode
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