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ZyXEL Communications IES-708-22A User Manual

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Chapter 9 User Account

IES-708-22A User’s Guide

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 14 Basic Setting > User Account > Authentication

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

User account

Click this to open the User Account screen. See

Section 9.1 on page 89

.

Authentication Mode Select the process by which the IES-708-22A authenticates administrators.

local - Search the local database. You maintain this database in the User

Account screen.
radius - Check an external RADIUS database using the settings below.
local then radius - Search the local database; if the user name is not found,

check an external RADIUS database using the settings below.

IP

Enter the IP address of the external RADIUS server in dotted decimal notation.

Port

The default UDP port of the RADIUS server for authentication is 1812. You need

not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so.

Secret

Specify a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared

between the external RADIUS server and the IES-708-22A. This key is not sent

over the network. This key must be the same on the external RADIUS server

and the IES-708-22A.

Default Privilege

Level

Select the privilege level assigned to administrators in case the external

RADIUS database does not provide one. The privilege level determines which

screens the administrator can use. There is a high, medium or low privilege

level for each command. You can also choose to deny access to the IES-708-

22A.
Select high to allow the administrator to use all commands including the lower

privilege commands. High privilege commands include things like creating

administrator accounts, restarting the system and resetting the factory defaults.
Select middle to allow the administrator to use middle or low privilege

commands.
Select low to allow the administrator to use only low privilege commands. Low

privilege commands are read only.
Select deny to prevent the administrator from accessing the IES-708-22A.