DGS-3024 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Manual 
tacacs - Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the 
TACACS protocol from a remote TACACS server. 
xtacacs - Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the 
XTACACS protocol from a remote XTACACS server. 
tacacs+ - Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the 
TACACS protocol from a remote TACACS server. 
server_group - Adding a previously configured server group will require the user to 
be authenticated using a user-defined server group previously configured on 
the Switch. 
Configure Local Enable Password 
This window will configure the locally enabled password for the Enable Admin command. When a user chooses the 
"local_enable" method to promote user level privileges to administrator privileges, he or she will be prompted to enter the 
password configured here that is locally set on the Switch. 
To view the following window, click Security  > Access Authentication Control > Configure Local Enable Password: 
 
Figure 8- 21. Configure Local Enable Password window 
To set the Local Enable Password, set the following parameters and click Apply. 
Parameter                          Description 
Old Local Enable 
Password 
If a password was previously configured for this entry, enter it here in order to 
change it to a new password 
New Local Enable 
Password 
Enter the new password that you wish to set on the Switch to authenticate users 
attempting to access Administrator Level privileges on the Switch. The user may set 
a password of up to 15 characters. 
Confirm Local Enable 
Password 
Confirm the new password entered above. Entering a different password here from 
the one set in the New Local Enabled field will result in a fail message. 
Click Apply to implement changes made. 
Enable Admin 
The  Enable Admin  window is for users who have logged on to the Switch on the normal user level, and wish to be 
promoted to the administrator level. After logging on to the Switch, users will have only user level privileges. To gain access 
to administrator level privileges, the user will open this window and will have to enter an authentication password. Possible 
authentication methods for this function include TACACS/XTACACS/TACACS+/RADIUS, user defined server groups, 
local enable (local account on the Switch), or no authentication (none). Because XTACACS and TACACS do not support 
the enable function, the user must create a special account on the server host, which has the username "enable", and a 
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