114Cyclades® ACS 5000 Installation/Administration/User Guide
Authentication Type | Definition |
NISDownLocal | Local authentication is performed only when the NIS server is down. |
Radius | Authentication is performed using a Radius authentication server. |
Radius/Local | Radius authentication is tried first, switching to Local if unsuccessful. |
RadiusDownLocal | Local authentication is performed only when the Radius server is down. |
TACACS+ | Authentication is performed using a TACACS+ authentication server. |
TACACS+/Local | TACACS+ authentication is tried first, switching to Local if unsuccessful. |
TACACS+DownLocal | Local authentication is tried only when the TACACS+ server is down. |
To configure a serial port login authentication method:
This procedure configures an authentication method that applies to logins to devices connected to serial ports. You can select different methods for individual ports or for groups of ports.
1.Go to Ports - Physical Ports in Expert mode and select a port or ports to modify.
2.Click the Access tab.
3.To select an authentication method, select one of the options in the Type menu.
4.Click Done.
5.Click apply changes. The changes are stored in the /etc/portSlave/pSlave.conf file on the console server.
6.Make sure that an authentication server is specified for the selected authentication type.
Data Buffering
Under Ports - Physical Ports in Expert Mode, after you select one or more serial ports and click the Modify Port(s), you can select the Data Buffering form from the tabbed menu. The Data Buffering form appears.
There are different fields on this form depending on whether one or both options are enabled. The form displays Enable Data Buffering and Buffer to Syslog options.
If Enable Data Buffering is active, the form displays different fields depending on whether Local or Remote is selected from the Destination menu.
If Buffer to Syslog is checked, data buffer files are sent to the syslog server.
NOTE: Go to Wizard - Step 5: System Log or Expert - Network - Syslog to set up a syslog server.
The following table describes the fields available in the data buffering form.
