xStack® DGS-3120 Series Layer 3 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch Web UI Reference Guide
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NOTE:
The three built-in server groups can only have server hosts running the same TACACS
daemon. TACACS/XTACACS/ protocols are separate entities and are not
compatible with each other.
Authentication Server Settings
User-defined Authentication Server Hosts for the TACACS / XTACACS / / RADIUS security protocols
can be set on the Switch. When a user attempts to access the Switch with Authentication Policy enabled, the
Switch will send authentication packets to a remote TACACS / XTACACS / / RADIUS server host on a
remote host. The TACACS / XTACACS / / RADIUS server host will then verify or deny the request and
return the appropriate message to the Switch. More than one authentication protocol can be run on the same
physical server host but, remember that TACACS / XTACACS / / RADIUS are separate entities and are
not compatible with each other. The maximum supported number of server hosts is 16.
To view this window, click
Security > Access Authentication Control > Authentication Server Settings
as
shown below:
Figure 8-79 Authentication Server Settings window
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter
Description
IP Address
The IP address of the remote server host to add.
Protocol
The protocol used by the server host. The user may choose one of the following:
TACACS
- Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the TACACS protocol.
XTACACS
- Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the XTACACS protocol.
RADIUS
- Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the RADIUS protocol.
- Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the protocol.
Key
Authentication key to be shared with a configured or RADIUS servers
only. Specify an alphanumeric string up to 254 characters.
Accounting Port
Enter the UDP port number which is used to transmit RADIUS accounting statistics
between the Switch and the RADIUS server. This field is available when
RADIUS
is
selected in
Protocol
.
Port (1-65535)
Enter a number between
1
and
65535
to define the virtual port number of the
authentication protocol on a server host. The default port number is
49
for
TACACS/XTACACS/ servers and
1812
for RADIUS servers but the user
may set a unique port number for higher security.
Timeout (1-255)
Enter the time in seconds the Switch will wait for the server host to reply to an
authentication request. The default value is
5
seconds.
Retransmit (1-20)
Enter the value in the retransmit field to change how many times the device will
resend an authentication request when the server does not respond. This value will
not take effect when configuring to . The default value is
2
.
Click the
Apply
button to accept the changes made.
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