Avocent Cyclades ACS 5000 - Page 42

34 Cyclades ACS 5000 Advanced Console Server Command Reference Guide
cli> config physicalports <'all' or range/list[1-xx]> access authtype
[parameter]
2. Activate and save your configuration.
To configure general authentication to the console server:
1. Execute the following command to configure authentication. Refer to Table 3.1 for
authentication parameters and fallback mechanisms.
cli> config security authentication authtype [parameter]
2. Activate and save your configuration.
Table 3.1: Cyclades ACS 5000 Console Server Serial Port and General Authentication Methods
Authentication type Parameter Description
DSView DSView
DSView/Local
DSViewDownLocal
Authentication is performed using DSView 3 management
software. Local authentication is performed if the DSView 3
software fails or if the server is down.
Kerberos Kerberos
Kerberos/Local
KerberosDownLocal
Authentication is performed using a Kerberos server. Local
authentication is performed if Kerberos fails or if the
Kerberos server is down.
LDAP Ldap
Ldap/Local
LdapDownLocal
Authentication is performed using an LDAP server. Local
authentication is performed if LDAP fails or if the LDAP
server is down.
Local Local
Local/Nis
Local/Radius
Local/TacacsPlus
Authentication performed locally. NIS, Radius or TACACS+
authentication is used if the local authentication fails.
NIS Nis
Nis/Local
NisDownLocal
NIS authentication is performed. Local authentication is
performed if NIS fails or if the NIS authentication server
is down.
OTP
(Available for serial port
authentication only.)
Otp
Otp/Local
Uses the one time password (OTP) authentication method,
or use local if OTP fails.
Radius Radius
Radius/Local
RadiusDownLocal
Authentication is performed using a Radius server. Local
authentication is performed if Radius fails or the Radius
server is down.
TACACS+ TacacsPlus
TacacsPlus/local
TacacsPlusDownlocal
Authentication is performed using a TACACS+
authentication server. A local authentication is performed if
TACACS+ fails or if the TACACS+ authentication server
is down.