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Accton Technology Edge-corE Fast Ethernet Switch ES3528M-SFP User Manual

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Configuring the Switch

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Command Attributes
Authentication – Select the authentication, or authentication sequence required:

- Local – User authentication is performed only locally by the switch.
- Radius – User authentication is performed using a RADIUS server only.
- TACACS – User authentication is performed using a TACACS+ server only.
- [authentication sequence] – User authentication is performed by up to three

authentication methods in the indicated sequence.

RADIUS Settings

- Global – Provides globally applicable RADIUS settings.
- ServerIndex – Specifies one of five RADIUS 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.

- Server IP Address

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– Address of authentication server. (Default: 10.1.0.1)

- Authentication Port Number – Network (UDP) port of authentication server

used for authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 1812)

- Accounting Port Number – UDP port on authentication server used for

accounting messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 1813)

- Number of Server Transmits – Number of times the switch tries to authenticate

logon access via the authentication server. (Range: 1-30; Default: 2)

- Timeout for a reply – The number of seconds the switch waits for a reply from

the RADIUS server before it resends the request. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 5)

TACACS Settings

- Server IP Address

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– Address of the TACACS+ server. (Default: 10.11.12.13)

- Server Port Number – Network (TCP) port of TACACS+ server used for

authentication messages. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 49)

- Number of Server Transmits – Number of times the switch tries to authenticate

logon access via the authentication server. (Range: 1-30; Default: 2)

- Timeout for a reply – The number of seconds the switch waits for a reply from

the RADIUS server before it resends the request. (Range: 1-540; Default: 5)

Note:

The local switch user database has to be set up by manually entering user names
and passwords using the Web or CLI. (See “Configuring User Accounts” on
page 3-51 or
“username” on page 4-38)

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