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NXA-ENET24 - Software Management Guide
Command Attributes
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.
• Server Index – 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 – Address of authentication server. (Default: 10.1.0.1)
• Server Port Number – Network (UDP) port of authentication server used for
authentication messages.
Range: 1-65535
Default: 1812
• Secret Text String – Encryption key used to authenticate logon access for client. Do
not use blank spaces in the string.
Maximum length: 20 characters
• Number of Server Transmits – Number of times the switch tries to authenticate logon
access via the authentication server.
Range: 0-2147483647
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: 0-2147483647
Default: 5
• TACACS Settings: • Server IP Address – 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
• Secret Text String – Encryption key used to authenticate logon access for client. Do
not use blank spaces in the string.
Maximum length: 20 characters
The local switch user database has to be set up by manually entering user names
and passwords using the CLI. (See "username" on page 196.)