XS712T Smart Switch
Configuring TACACS+
TACACS+ provides a centralized user management system, while still retaining consistency with RADIUS and other authentication processes. TACACS+ provides the following services:
•Authentication. Provides authentication during login and via user names and
•Authorization. Performed at login. When the authentication session is completed, an authorization session starts using the authenticated user name. The TACACS+ server checks the user privileges.
The TACACS+ protocol ensures network security through encrypted protocol exchanges between the device and TACACS+ server.
The TACACS+ folder contains links described in the following sections.
•Configuring TACACS+
•TACACS+ Server Configuration
TACACS+ Configuration
The TACACS+ Configuration screen contains the TACACS+ settings for communication between the switch and the TACACS+ server you configure via the inband management port.
To configure global TACACS+ settings:
1.Select Security > Management Security > TACACS+ > TACACS+ Configuration.
2.In the Key String field, specify the authentication and encryption key for TACACS+ communications between the XS712T and the TACACS+ server.
The valid range is
3.In the Connection Timeout field, specify the maximum number of seconds allowed to establish a TCP connection between the XS712T and the TACACS+ server.
The valid range is
