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Figure 5 - 42 Local Enable Password window
To set the Local Enable Password, set the following parameters and click Apply.
Parameter Description
Old Local Enable
Password If a password was previously configured for this entry, enter it her e in order to cha nge it to
a new password
New Local Enable
Password Enter the new password that you wish to set on the Switch to authenticate users
attempting to access Administrator Level privileges on the Switch. The user may set a
password of up to 15 characters.
Confirm Local Enable
Password Confirm the new password entered above. Entering a diff erent password here from the
one set in the New Local Enabled field will result in a fail message.
If the user has configured the user privilege attribute of the RADIUS server (for example, User A has “Admin”
privilege) and the login is successful, the device will assign the correc t privilege level (according to the RADIUS
server) to the user. However, if the user does not configure the user privilege attribute and lo gs in successfully, the
device will assign “User” privilege to this user.
The Accounting feature of the Switch uses a remote RADIUS server to collect information regard ing events occurring
on the Switch. The following is a list of information that will be sent t o the RADIU S server when an event triggers th e
Switch to send these informational packets.
• Account Session ID
• Account Status Type
• Account Terminate Cause
• Account Authentication
• Account Delay Time
• Account Session Time
• Username
• Service Type
• NAS IP Address
• NAS Identifier
• Calling Station ID
There are three types of Accounting that can be enabled on the Switch.
Network – When enabled, the Switch will send inf ormational packets to a remote RADIUS server when network
events occur on the Switch.
Shell – When enabled, the Switch will send informational packets to a r emote RADIUS server when a user either logs
in, logs out or times out on the Switch, using the console, Telnet, or S SH.
System - When enabled, the Switch will send informational packets to a rem ote RADIUS server when system events
occur on the Switch, such as a system reset or system boot.
Remember, this feature will not work properly unless a RADIUS Server h as f irs t been c o nf igured . T his RAD I US s er ver
will format, store and manage the information collected here.
To view this window, click Security > Access Authentication Control > RADIUS Accounting Settings as shown
below: