Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR User Manual

Related Topics
TACACS+ Configuration Options, on page 42
Configuring TACACS+ Login Authentication
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure TACACS+ login authentication:
Before You Begin
To configure AAA authentication, you define a named list of authentication methods and then apply that list
to various ports.
To secure the switch for HTTP access by using AAA methods, you must configure the switch with the ip
http authentication aaa global configuration command. Configuring AAA authentication does not secure
the switch for HTTP access by using AAA methods.
Note
For more information about the ip http authentication command, see the Cisco IOS Security Command
Reference, Release 12.4.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
configure terminal
2.
aaa new-model
3.
aaa authentication login {default | list-name} method1 [method2...]
4.
line [console | tty | vty] line-number [ending-line-number]
5.
login authentication {default | list-name}
6.
end
DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters the global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Enables AAA.aaa new-model
Example:
Switch(config)# aaa new-model
Step 2
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Configuring TACACS+
Configuring TACACS+ Login Authentication

Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR Specifications

General

Stacking Bandwidth	80 Gbps
Layer Support	Layer 2 and Layer 3
Jumbo Frame Support	9198 bytes
RAM	512 MB
Input Voltage	100-240V AC
Model	Catalyst 2960-XR
Uplink Interfaces	4 x 1G SFP or 2 x 10G SFP+
Downlink Interfaces	24 or 48 x Gigabit Ethernet ports
Power Supply	Internal
MAC Address Table Size	16, 000 entries
PoE	Available on PoE models
Weight	4.5 kg
Features	energy efficiency
Stacking	Up to 8 switches
Operating Temperature	0 to 45°C