2-9 
 
z  The following characters are not allowed in the user-name string: /:*?<>. And you cannot input 
more than one “@” in the string.  
z  After the local-user password-display-mode cipher-force command is executed, any password 
will be displayed in cipher mode even though you specify to display a user password in plain text by 
using the password command. 
z  If a username and password is required for user authentication (RADIUS authentication as well as 
local authentication), the command level that a user can access after login is determined by the 
privilege level of the user. For SSH users using RSA shared key for authentication, the commands 
they can access are determined by the levels set on their user interfaces. 
z  If the configured authentication method is none or password authentication, the command level 
that a user can access after login is determined by the level of the user interface. 
z  If the clients connected to a port have different authorized VLANs, only the first client passing the 
MAC address authentication can be assigned with an authorized VLAN. The switch will not assign 
authorized VLANs for subsequent users passing MAC address authentication. In this case, you are 
recommended to connect only one MAC address authentication user or multiple users with the 
same authorized VLAN to a port.  
z  For local RADIUS authentication to take effect, the VLAN assignment mode must be set to string 
after you specify authorized VLANs for local users.  
 
Cutting Down User Connections Forcibly 
Follow these steps to cut down user connections forcibly: 
To do…  Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view 
system-view 
— 
Cut down user connections 
forcibly 
cut connection { all | access-type { dot1x | 
mac-authentication } | domain isp-name | 
interface interface-type interface-number | ip 
ip-address | mac mac-address | 
radius-scheme radius-scheme-name | vlan 
vlan-id | ucibindex ucib-index | user-name 
user-name } 
Required 
 
 
You can use the display connection command to view the connections of Telnet users, but you cannot 
use the cut connection command to cut down their connections. 
 
RADIUS Configuration Task List 
3Com’s Ethernet switches can function not only as RADIUS clients but also as local RADIUS servers. 
Complete the following tasks to configure RADIUS (the switch functions as a RADIUS client):