Accton Technology ES4548D, ES4524D, 24/48-Port Configuring Local/Remote Logon Authentication, 41-1

12 User Authentication

Web – Click Security, User Accounts. To configure a new user account, enter the user name, access level, and password, then click Add. To change the password for a specific user, enter the user name and new password, confirm the password by entering it again, then click Apply.

Figure 12-1 User Accounts

CLI – Assign a user name to access-level 15 (i.e., administrator), then specify the password.

Console(config)#username bob access-level 15 41-1

Console(config)#username bob password 0 smith

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Configuring Local/Remote Logon Authentication

Use the Authentication Settings menu to restrict management access based on specified user names and passwords. You can manually configure access rights on the switch, or you can use a remote access authentication server based on RADIUS or TACACS+ protocols.

Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) and Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus (TACACS+) are logon authentication protocols that use software running on a central server to control access to RADIUS-aware or TACACS- aware devices on the network. An authentication server contains a database of multiple user name/password pairs with associated privilege levels for each user that requires management access to the switch.

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