Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.3.0 - Manual (Page 673)

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AAA Settings tab
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Configuring switch authentication
Switch authentication enables you to authenticate a user account against the switch database and
the Management application server. You can configure up to three switches and specify the fall
back order if one or more of the switches is not available.
NOTE
Switch authentication is only supported on Fabric OS devices.
To configure switch authentication, complete the following steps.
1. Select the AAA Settings tab.
2. For Primary Authentication, select Switch.
3. Click Add.
4. Enter the switch IP address and click OK.
You can add up to three switches.
5. Select a switch and click the Up or Down button to set the fall back order.
6. Select a switch and click Delete to remove a switch from the list.
7. Set secondary authentication by selecting one of the following options from the Secondary
Authentication list:
• Local Database
• None
8. Click Test.
The Test Authentication dialog box displays.
9. Enter your user ID and password and click Test.
Test verifies your user ID and password on the switch and verifies user privileges on the
Management application server.
10. Click Apply to save the configuration.
To display the authentication audit trail, refer to “Displaying the client authentication audit
trail” on page 603.
11. Click Close to close the Server Management Console.
Configuring Windows authentication
Windows authentication enables you to authenticate a user account against the Windows user
accounts and the Management application server when running on Windows hosts.
The following list details the supported Windows authentication types and the associated
platforms:
• NT domain authentication — supported on Windows XP/2003/2008 platforms only
• Windows Workgroup authentication — supported on Windows XP/2003/2008 platforms only
• Windows local user accounts — supported on Windows XP/2003/2008 platforms only.
To configure Windows authentication, complete the following steps.