TACACS+ Authentication
Configuring TACACS+ on the Switch
tion services. If the switch fails to connect to any TACACS+ server, it defaults to its own locally assigned passwords for authentication control if it has been configured to do so. For both Console and Telnet access you can configure a login
The software does not support TACACS+ authorization or accounting services.
TACACS+ does not affect web browser interface access. See “Controlling Web Browser Interface Access” on page
■NAS (Network Access Server): This is an industry term for a
■TACACS+ Server: The server or management station configured as an access control server for
■Authentication: The process for granting user access to a device through entry of a user name and password and comparison of this username/password pair with previously stored username/password data. Authentication also grants levels of access, depending on the privileges assigned to a user name and password pair by a system administrator.