Interlogix NS3502-8P-2S User Manual - Manual (Page 233)

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4.11.2 Authentication Configuration
This page allows you to configure how a user is authenticated when he logs into the switch via one of
the management client interfaces. The Authentication Method Configuration screen in
Figure 4-11-3
appears.
Figure 4-11-3: Authentication Method Configuration page screenshot
The page includes the following fields:
Object Description
• Client The management client for which the configuration below
applies.
• Authentication
Method
Authentication Method can be set to one of the following values:
None: authentication is disabled and login is not possible.
Local: use the local user database on the switch stack for
authentication.
Radius: use a remote RADIUS server for authentication.
TACACSt+: use a remote TACACS+ server for authentication.
• Fallback Enable fallback to local authentication by checking this box.
If none of the configured authentication servers are alive, the
local user database is used for authentication.
This is only possible if the Authentication Method is set to
something else than 'none or 'local'.
Buttons
: Click to save changes.
: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.