Chapter 23 Authentication & Accounting

Table 61 Advanced Application > Auth and Acct > TACACS+ Server Setup (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Shared Secret

Specify a password (up to 32 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared

 

between the external TACACS+ server and the Switch. This key is not sent over

 

the network. This key must be the same on the external TACACS+ server and the

 

Switch.

 

 

Delete

Check this box if you want to remove an existing TACACS+ server entry from the

 

Switch. This entry is deleted when you click Apply.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch

 

loses these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the

 

top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you

 

are done configuring.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

Accounting

Use this section to configure your TACACS+ accounting settings.

Server

 

 

 

Timeout

Specify the amount of time in seconds that the Switch waits for an accounting

 

request response from the TACACS+ server.

 

 

Index

This is a read-only number representing a TACACS+ accounting server entry.

 

 

IP Address

Enter the IP address of an external TACACS+ accounting server in dotted decimal

 

notation.

 

 

TCP Port

The default port of a TACACS+ server for accounting is 49. You need not change

 

this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so.

 

 

Shared Secret

Specify a password (up to 32 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared

 

between the external TACACS+ accounting server and the Switch. This key is not

 

sent over the network. This key must be the same on the external TACACS+

 

accounting server and the Switch.

 

 

Delete

Check this box if you want to remove an existing TACACS+ accounting server entry

 

from the Switch. This entry is deleted when you click Apply.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch

 

loses these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the

 

top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you

 

are done configuring.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

23.2.3 Authentication and Accounting Setup

Use this screen to configure authentication and accounting settings on the Switch. Click on the Auth and Acct Setup link in the Authentication and Accounting screen to view the screen as shown.

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