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Chapter 9 Making and Deploying Configuration Changes Using NetConfig
Using System-defined Tasks
For each device category, click on Applicable Devices to view the devices in your selection, to which
this task applies.

TACACS Configuration Task

You can use the TACACS system-defined task to configure TACACS authentication.
This task supports the IOS device category including Cable devices.
For more details, see Table 9-3.
You can enter the details of this task in the TACACS Configuration dialog box. (To invoke this dialog
box, see Starting a New NetConfig Job.)
For the features of system-defined tasks and a description of the features of a system-defined task dialog
box, see Understanding the System-defined Task User Interface (Dialog Box).
Group Sub-group Field Description
Common
Parameters
Server
Configuration
Action Select to enable, disable, or make no change to the TACACS Server
configuration.
Hostname or IP
Address
Enter the hostname or the IP address of the TACACS server.
Login
Authentication
Action Select to enable, disable, or make no change to the login authentication
details.
Credentials Username Enter the username. These values are entered in Device and Credential
Repository only. They do not affect device configuration. For details
see Understanding the NetConfig Credentials Configuration Tasks.
Password Enter the enable password. For details see Understanding the
NetConfig Credentials Configuration Tasks.
Veri f y Re-enter the enable password. For details see Understanding the
NetConfig Credentials Configuration Tasks.
IOS Parameters
Server
Retransmit
Action Select to enable, disable, or make no change to the server retransmit
configuration.
Retries [0-100] Enter the number of re-tries.
Server Timeout Action Select to enable, disable, or make no change to the server timeout
value.
Timeout [1-1000] Enter the timeout value.
Enable mode
Authentication
Action Select to enable, disable, or make no change to the enable mode
authenticating.
Credentials Username Enter the username
Password Enter the enable password.
Veri f y Re-enter the enable password.