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42 Cyclades ACS 6000 Advanced Console Server Installation/Administration/User Guide
Appliance authentication
The ACS 6000 console server authenticates for the console server and for the ports, either in groups
or individually. Refer to
Physical Ports on page 32 for more information on configuring
authentication for individual ports.
NOTE: It is advised when using group authorization that you use the same authorization for both the console
server and all serial ports, or use Single Sign-on Authentication to facilitate group authorization.
When Single Sign-on Authentication is disabled, the console server uses the individual port
configurations. Users must use their password each time they access an individual port. If enabled,
Single Sign-on Authentication will use the authentication server you choose from the pull-down
menu for all ports and no further authentication will be needed when accessing the port after that.
NOTE: Selecting unconfigured from the pull-down menu will allow the ports to continue to use individual
authentication servers, and will require your password the first time you access any port. After that, the port will
not require password authentication if Single Sign-on Authentication is enabled.
To set authentication for the console server:
1. Click on Appliance Settings - Authentication - Appliance Authentication to open the Appliance
Authentication screen.
2. Select the desired authentication server from the Authentication Type drop-down menu.
3. Select Enable single sign-on to enable single sign-on authentication, and select the desired
authentication server from the Authentication Type drop-down menu.
4. Click Save.
Authentication servers
When using an authentication server, you must configure its IP address and in most cases other
parameters before it can be used. The following authentication servers require configuration:
RADIUS, TACACS+, LDAP(S)|AD, Kerberos, NIS and DSView servers.
To configure a RADIUS authentication server:
1. Select Appliance Settings - Authentication - Authentication Servers - RADIUS. The RADIUS
Servers screen is displayed.
2. Enter the IP addresses of the First Authentication Server and First Accounting Server.
3. If used, enter the IP addresses for the Second Authentication Server and Second Accounting
Server.
4. Enter your secret word or passphrase in the Secret field (applies to both first and second
authentication and accounting servers), then re-enter the secret word or passphrase in the
Confirm Secret field.
5. Enter the desired number of seconds for server time-out in the Timeout field.
6. Enter the desired number of retries in the Retries field.