D-Link DES-3500Series Switch User Manual


 
DES-3500 Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Switch CLI Reference Manual
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Each command is listed, in detail, in the following sections.
enable authen_policy
Purpose Used to enable system access authentication policy.
Syntax
enable authen_policy
Description This command will enable an administrator-defined authentication
policy for users trying to access the Switch. When enabled, the device
will check the method list and choose a technique for user
authentication upon login.
Parameters None.
Restrictions User Account Command Level – Administrator.
Example usage:
To enable the system access authentication policy:
DES-3526:admin#enable authen_policy
Command: enable authen_policy
Success.
DES-3526:admin#
disable authen_policy
Purpose Used to disable system access authentication policy.
Syntax
disable authen_policy
Description This command will disable the administrator-defined authentication
policy for users trying to access the Switch. When disabled, the Switch
will access the local user account database for username and password
verification. In addition, the Switch will now accept the local enable
password as the authentication for normal users attempting to access
administrator level privileges.
Parameters None.
Restrictions User Account Command Level – Administrator.
Example usage:
To disable the system access authentication policy:
DES-3526:admin#disable authen_policy
Command: disable authen_policy
Success.
DES-3526:admin#
show authen_policy
Purpose Used to display the system access authentication policy status on
the Switch.
Syntax
show authen_policy
Description This command will show the current status of the access
authentication policy on the Switch.
Parameters None.