User's Manual

594 CHAPTER 14: BULK CONFIGURATION
Not all devices support the creation of as many user accounts as the
configuration template allows to be entered. The bulk configuration
operation adds users to the devices in the order they are shown in the
table. In the event that not all users accounts can be created on the
device a warning will be given in the summary report associated with the
operation.
If the community strings that 3Com Network Director is using to manage
a given device are changed or removed by the bulk configuration
operation, the operation will immediately update the community strings
being used to manage the device, with the new community strings, if
changed, or those it deems to be most appropriate, if removed, in order
to ensure that the said devices can still be managed, once the bulk
configuration operation has completed.
The Secure Shell Authentication Mode setting will only be applied as part
of the configuration template if the associated checkbox is checked. The
setting specifies how user access attempts should be verified by the
device, and be set to one of: Password, Public Key or Both.
This feature configuration panel will be considered invalid if the Secure
Shell Authentication Mode is both enabled and its value is set to Public
Key, and the User Accounts table is both enabled and all security level
user entries have no public keys specified for them.
The RADIUS Authentication setting will only be applied as part of the
configuration template if the associated checkbox is checked. The setting
specifies whether those devices that support RADIUS Authentication
should use a RADIUS server to authenticate users who attempt to login to
the management interface of the device.
The bulk configuration operation will not enable RADIUS Authentication
on those devices that do not have a RADIUS server defined as this would
prevent remote management of the device. See the “
Configuring the
Device as a RADIUS Client” on page 599.