Guntermann & Drunck DVICenter DP16 Config Panel - Manual (Page 43)

Network functions of the devices
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How to configure the user account authentication:
1. Use the tree view to click on KVM matrix systems > [name] > Matrix switches .
2. Right-click the device to be configured. Now, click the Configuration entry in the
context menu.
3. Click the Network > Authentication tabs and enter the following data:
4. Click OK to close the window.
NOTE: If no directory service is applied, the user accounts are administered by the
device.
Auth. Server: Select the Local option if the user administration is to be car-
ried out by the KVM system.
If a particular directory service is to be applied, select the
respective entry from the pull-down menu:
 LDAP
 Active Directory
 Radius
 TACACS+
Fallback: Activate this option if the local user administration of the
KVM system is to be applied in case the directory service is
temporarily not available.
ADVICE: After the directory service has been selected, collect the settings of
the directory service server in the Server settings .
IMPORTANT: Mind the following safety instructions to prevent a locked or
deactivated user from logging in to the system in case the connection to
the directory service fails:

If a user account is disabled or deleted in the directory service, this action
can also be carried out within the user database of the KVM system.
 Only activate the fallback system in reasonable exceptional cases.