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4: Configuring the Web Interface
100 AlterPath Console Server User Manual
Ports > Physical Ports > Access
The Access form of the Ports menu is used to assign users and groups to an
authentication services. You also select the authentication service from this
form.
A summary of authentication services that you can configure from this form is
as follows:
Authentication Type Definition
None No authentication.
Local Authentication is performed locally (i.e., using the /
etc/passwd file).
Remote This is for a terminal profile only. The unit takes in a
username but does not use it for authentication.
Instead it passes it to the remote server where it is
then used for authentication.
Radius Authentication is performed using a Radius
authentication server.
TacacsPlus Authentication is performed using a TacacsPlus
authentication server.
Ldap Authentication is performed against an ldap database
using an ldap server.
Kerberos Authentication is performed using a Kerberos server.
Local/Radius Authentication is performed locally first, switching
to Radius if unsuccessful.
Radius/Local The opposite of the previous option.
Local/TacacsPlus Authentication is performed locally first, switching
to TacacsPlus if unsuccessful.
TacacsPlus/Local The opposite of the previous option.
RadiusDownLocal Local authentication is tried only when the Radius
server is down.
TacacsPlusDownLocal Local authentication is tried only when the
TacacsPlus server is down.
kerberosDownLocal Local authentication is tried only when the kerberos
server is down.
ldapDownLocal Local authentication is tried only when the ldap
server is down.