OUTLET MANAGED PDU

5.9.9.TACACS Parameters

The TACACS Configuration Menus offer the following options:

Enable: Enables/disables the TACACS feature at the Network Port. (Default = Off.)

Primary Address: Defines the IP address or domain name (up to 64 characters) for your primary TACACS server. (Default = undefined.)

Secondary Address: Defines the IP address or domain name (up to 64 characters) for your secondary, fallback TACACS server (if present.) (Default = undefined.)

Secret Word: Defines the shared TACACS Secret Word for both TACACS servers. (Default = undefined.)

Fallback Timer: Determines how long the Outlet Managed PDU will continue to attempt to contact the primary TACACS Server before falling back to the secondary TACACS Server. (Default = 15 Seconds.)

Fallback Local: Determines whether or not the Outlet Managed PDU will fallback to its own password/username directory when an authentication attempt fails. When enabled, the Outlet Managed PDU will first attempt to authenticate the password by checking the TACACS Server; if this fails, the Outlet Managed PDU will then attempt to authenticate the password by checking its own internal username directory. This parameter offers three options:

Off: Fallback Local is disabled (Default.)

On (All Failures): Fallback Local is enabled, and the unit will fallback to it’s own internal user directory when it cannot contact the TACACS Server, or when a password or username does not match the TACACS Server.

On (Transport Failure): Fallback Local is enabled, but the unit will only fallback to it’s own internal user directory when it cannot contact the TACACS Server.

Authentication Port: The port number for the TACACS function. (Default = 49.)

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