ECIS4500 series Web Management Guide R02

Command Descriptions
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2.3.22 Auth Method
This page allows you to configure how a user is authenticated when he logs into the switch via one of
the management client interfaces.
Object
Description
Client
The management client for which the configuration below applies.
Methods
Method can be set to one of the following values:
 no: Authentication is disabled and login is not possible.
 local: Use the local user database on the switch for authentication.
 radius: Use remote RADIUS server(s) for authentication.
 tacacs+: Use remote TACACS+ server(s) for authentication.
Methods that involves remote servers are timed out if the remote servers are offline.
In this case the next method is tried. Each method is tried from left to right and
continues until a method either approves or rejects a user. If a remote server is used
for primary authentication it is recommended to configure secondary authentication as
'local'. This will enable the management client to login via the local user database if
none of the configured authentication servers are alive.
Buttons
Click to save changes.