Reference Guide

enable
Prompt for the enable password.
line
Prompt for the password you assigned to the terminal line. Configure a password
for the terminal line to which you assign a method list that contains the line
authentication method. Configure 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. Configure an authentication method list. You may use a mnemonic name or use the keyword
default. 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,
configure 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 Dell Networking OS to EXEC mode after a period of
inactivity on the terminal lines.
To set time out, use the following commands.
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