51UPS Network Management Card 2 User’s Guide
Administration: Security

Local Users

Setting user access

Path: Administration > Security > Local Users > various option s
For background information on accounts see “Types of user accounts” on page3.
The Device User and Read-Only User accounts are enabled by default. To disable them, select device or read-
only from the left navigation menu, then clear the Enable check box.
Set the case-sensitive user name and password for each account type in the same manner. Maximum length is
64 characters for a user name and 64 characters for a password. Blank passwords (passwords with no
characters) are not allowed.

Remote Users

Authentication

Path: Administration > Security > Remote Users > authentication
Use this option to select how to administer re mote access to the NMC.
For information about local authentication (not using the centralized authentication of a RADIUS
server), see the Security Handbook, available on the Utility CD and on the www.apc.com website at
www.apc.com.
The authentication and authorization functions of RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service)
are supported.
• When a user accesses the Network Management Card or other network-enabled device that has
RADIUS enabled, an authentication request is sent to the RADIUS server to determine the user’s
permission level.
• RADIUS user names used with the Network Management Card are limited to 32 characters.
Select one of the following:
• Local Authentication Only: RADIUS is disabled.
• RADIUS, then Local Authentication: Both are enabled. Authentication is requested from the
RADIUS server first. If the RADIUS server fails to respond, local authentication is used.
• RADIUS Only: RADIUS is enabled.
If RADIUS Only is selected, and the RADIUS server is una vailable, improperly identified,
or improperly configured, remote access is unavailable to all users. To regain access, you
must use a serial connection to the command line interface and change the access setting to
local or radiusLocal.
For example, the command to change the access setting to local would be: radius -a
local