Dell PowerConnect 5324 - Authentication Profiles

152 Configuring System Information
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User authentication can also be set to None .
User authentication occurs in the order the methods are selected. For example, if both the
Local
and
RADIUS options are selected, the user is authenticated first locally. If the local user database is
empty, the user is then authenticated via the RADIUS server.
If an error occurs during the authentication, the next selected method is used. To open the
Authentication Profiles page, click System → Management Security → Authentication Profiles in
the tree view.
Figure 6-55. Authentication Profiles
Authentication Profile Name — User-defined authentication profile lists to which user-defined
authentication profiles are added. The defaults are
Network Default and Console Default .
Optional Methods — User authentication methods. Possible options are:
None — No user authentication occurs.
Local — User authentication occurs at the device level. The device checks the user name and
password for authentication.
RADIUS — User authentication occurs at the RADIUS server. For more information, see
"
Configuring RADIUS Global Parameters ."
Line — The line password is used for user authentication.
Enable — The enable password is used for authentication.
TACACS+ — The user authentication occurs at the TACACS+ server.
Restore Default — Restores the default user authentication method on the device.