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User’s Manual of WGSD-8020
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4.11.2 Authentication Configuration
This page allows you to configure how an administrator is authenticated when he logs into the switch via TELNET, SSH or the
web pages.
Figure 4-11-3 Client Configuration page screenshot
The page includes the following fields:
Client Configuration:
Object Description
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Client The Client for which the configuration below applies.
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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.
„ tacacs+ : 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'.
Common Server Configuration:
Object Description
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Timeout The Timeout, which can be set to a number between 3 and 3600 seconds, is the
maximum time to wait for a reply from a server.