Installation guide

User Authentication
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- Accounting Port Number – UDP port on authentication server used for
accounting messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 1813)
- Number of Server Transmits – Number of times the switch tries to authenticate
logon access via the authentication server. (Range: 1-30; Default: 2)
- Timeout for a reply – The number of seconds the switch waits for a reply from
the RADIUS server before it resends the request. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 5)
• TACACS Settings
- Global – Provides globally applicable TACACS+ settings.
- Server Index – Specifies the index number of the server to be configured. The
switch currently supports only one TACACS+ server.
- Server IP Address
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– Address of the TACACS+ server.
- Server Port Number – Network (TCP) port of TACACS+ server used for
authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 49)
- Number of Server Transmits – Number of times the switch tries to authenticate
logon access via the authentication server. (Range: 1-30; Default: 2)
- Timeout for a Reply – The number of seconds the switch waits for a reply from
the RADIUS server before it resends the request. (Range: 1-540; Default: 5)
Note:
The local switch user database has to be set up by manually entering user names
and passwords using the Web or CLI. (See “Configuring User Accounts” on
page 3-58 or “username” on page 4-96)