Web Management Guide-R02

Chapter 12 | Security Measures
AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting)
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Accounting Server UDP Port – Network (UDP) port on authentication
server used for accounting messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 1813)
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Authentication Server UDP Port – Network (UDP) port on authentication
server used for authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 1812)
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Authentication Timeout – The number of seconds the switch waits for a
reply from the RADIUS server before it resends the request.
(Range: 1-65535; Default: 5)
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Authentication Retries – Number of times the switch tries to authenticate
logon access via the authentication server. (Range: 1-30; Default: 2)
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Set Key – Mark this box to set or modify the encryption key.
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Authentication Key – Encryption key used to authenticate logon access
for client. Enclose any string containing blank spaces in double quotes.
(Maximum length: 48 characters)
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Confirm Authentication Key – Re-type the string entered in the previous
field to ensure no errors were made. The switch will not change the
encryption key if these two fields do not match.
◆ TACACS+
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Global – Provides globally applicable TACACS+ settings.
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Server Index – Specifies one of five TACACS+ servers that may be
configured. The switch attempts authentication using the listed sequence
of servers. The process ends when a server either approves or denies access
to a user.
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Server IP Address – Address of the TACACS+ server.
(A Server Index entry must be selected to display this item.)
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Authentication Server TCP Port – Network (TCP) port of TACACS+ server
used for authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 49)
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Authentication Timeout – The number of seconds the switch waits for a
reply from the TACACS+ server before it resends the request.
(Range: 1-65535; Default: 5)
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Authentication Retries – Number of times the switch tries to authenticate
logon access via the authentication server. (Range: 1-30; Default: 2)
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Set Key – Mark this box to set or modify the encryption key.
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Authentication Key – Encryption key used to authenticate logon access
for client. Enclose any string containing blank spaces in double quotes.
(Maximum length: 48 characters)