Cyclades User's Guide manual Local Users and IP Users

Configuration

Note: The Port Authentication drop-down menu is disabled by default. To enable, activate the “Direct Access” check box on the KVM > General form. If the “Direct Access” check box is greyed out, you need to modify the security profile to Open, or select the Custom security profile and enable “Access to KVM Ports” option. See Configuration>Security>Profile form. Authentication method serves as a direct access authentication to the connected servers or devices only.

Choice of authentication types for KVM ports are:

•None

•Local

•Kerberos (either Kerberos or Kerberos/DownLocal),

•LDAP (either LDAP or LDAP/DownLocal)

•NTLM (either NTLM Windows NT/2000/2003 or NTLM/DownLocal)

•RADIUS (either RADIUS or RADIUS/DownLocal)

•TACACS+ (either TACACS+, and TACACS+/DownLocal)

“See “Configuring Authentication Servers for Logins to the KVM/net and Connected Devices” on page 208.” on page 207 for the instructions on specifying an authentication method.

Local Users and IP Users

Selecting Configuration>KVM>General>User 1 brings up a form with the fields shown in the following figure.

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