Cisco Systems VPN 3000 Configuration | System | Servers | Authentication | Test

Configuration | System | Servers | Authentication | Test
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VPN 3000 Concentrator Series User Guide
Yes / No
To delete the internal authentication server, click Yes. There is no undo. The Manager returns to the
Configuration | System | Servers | Authentication screen and shows the remaining entries in the Authentication
Servers list.
To not delete the internal authentication server, click No. The Manager returns to the Configuration |
System | Servers | Authentication screen, and the Authentication Servers list is unchanged.
Reminder: The Manager immediately includes your changes in the active configuration. To save the active
configuration and make it the boot configuration, click th e Save Needed icon at the top of the Manager
window.
Configuration | System | Servers | Authentication | Test
This screen let you test a configured external user authentication server to determine that:
•The VPN Concentrator is communicating properly with the authentication server.
•The server correctly authenticates a valid user.
•The server correctly rejects an invalid user.
Figure 5-8: Configuration | System | Servers | Authentication | Test screen
User Name
To test connectivity and valid authentication, enter the username for a valid user who has been
configured on the authentication server. Maximum 32 characters, case-sensitive.
To test connectivity and authentication rejection, enter a username that is invalid on the authentication
server.
Password
Enter the password for the username above. Maximum 32 characters, case-sensitive. The field displays
only asterisks.
OK / Cancel
To send the username and password to the selected authentication server, click OK. The authentication
and response process takes a few seconds. The Manager displays a Success or Error screen; see below.