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Network Diagram Figure 46 Network diagram for configuring HWTACACS authentication for Telnet users

Authentication server

10.110.91.164/16

Internet

Telnet user

Networking and As shown in Figure 46, you are required to configure the switch so that Telnet Configuration users logging into the switch are authenticated and authorized by the TACACS Requirements servers.

A TACACS server with the IP address 10.110.91.164 is connected to the switch. It will be used as the authentication, authorization and accounting server.

On the switch, set the shared keys for exchanging authentication, authorization and accounting messages with the TACACS server to expert. Configure the switch to strip domain names off usernames before sending usernames to the TACACS server.

On the TACACS server, configure the shared keys to expert for exchanging messages with the switch, and add Telnet usernames and login passwords.

Applicable Products

Product series

Software version

Hardware version

 

 

 

Switch 5500

Release V03.02.04

All versions

Switch 5500G

Release V03.02.04

All versions

Switch 4500

Release V03.03.00

All versions

Switch 4210

Release V03.01.00

All versions

 

 

 

Configuration Procedure # Configure a HWTACACS scheme.

<3Com> system-view

[3Com] hwtacacs scheme hwtac

[3Com-hwtacacs-hwtac] primary authentication 10.110.91.164 49

[3Com-hwtacacs-hwtac] primary authorization 10.110.91.164 49

[3Com-hwtacacs-hwtac] key authentication expert

[3Com-hwtacacs-hwtac] key authorization expert

[3Com-hwtacacs-hwtac] user-name-format without-domain

[3Com-hwtacacs-hwtac] quit

# Configure domain hwtacacs to use HWTACACS scheme hwtac.

[3Com] domain hwtacacs

[3Com-isp-hwtacacs] scheme hwtacacs-scheme hwtac

[3Com-isp-hwtacacs] accounting optional

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