H3C S3100 8C SI User Manual

Operation Manual – CLI
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 CLI Configuration
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super password authentication mode and HWTACACS authentication mode are
available at the same time to provide authentication redundancy.
The configuration of authentication mode for user level switching is performed by
Level-3 users, as described in
Table 1-3.
Table 1-3 Specify the authentication mode for user level switching
Operation Command Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter user interface view
user-interface [ type ]
first-number
[ last-number ]
—
Super password
authentication
super
authentication-mode
super-password
HWTACACS
authentication
super
authentication-mode
scheme
Super password
authentication
preferred (with the
HWTACACS
authentication as the
backup authentication
mode)
super
authentication-mode
super-password
scheme
Specify the
authentication
mode for user
level
switching
HWTACACS
authentication
preferred (with the
super password
authentication as the
backup authentication
mode)
super
authentication-mode
scheme
super-password
Optional
By default,
super
password
authentication
is adopted for
user level
switching.
 Note:
When both the super password authentication and the HWTACACS authentication are
specified, the device adopts the preferred authentication mode first. If the preferred
authentication mode cannot be implemented (for example, the super password is not
configured or the HWTACACS authentication server is unreachable), the backup
authentication mode is adopted.
II. Adopting super password authentication for user level switching
With the super password set, you can pass the super password authentication
successfully only when you provide the super password as prompted. If no super

H3C S3100 8C SI Specifications

General

Brand	H3C
Model	S3100 8C SI
Category	Switch
Language	English