Black Box Value-Line and Advanced Console Servers, LES1332A, LES1408A  Enter the Server Password

Enter the Server Address (IP or host name) of the remote Authentication/ Authorization server. Multiple remote servers may be specified in a comma-separated list. Each server is tried in succession.

In addition to multiple remote servers, you can also enter separate lists of Authentication/ Authorization servers and Accounting servers. If no Accounting servers are specified, the Authentication/Authorization servers are used instead.

Enter the Server Password.

Click Apply. RADIUS remote authentication will now be used for all user access to console server and serially or network-attached devices.

RADIUS The Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocol was developed by Livingston Enterprises as an access server authentication and accounting protocol. The RADIUS server can support a variety of methods to authenticate a user. When it is provided with the username and original password given by the user, it can support PPP, PAP, or CHAP, UNIX login, and other authentication mechanisms. You can find further information on configuring remote RADIUS servers at the following sites:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/DepKit/d4fe8248-eecd-49e4-88f6-9e304f97fefc.mspx

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk59/technologies_tech_note09186a00800945cc.shtml http://www.freeradius.org/

9.1.4LDAP authentication

Perform the following procedure to configure the LDAP authentication method to use whenever the console server or any of its serial ports or hosts is accessed:

Select Serial and Network: Authentication and check LDAP or LocalLDAP or LDAPLocal or

LDAPDownLocal

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