supported.
The rack PDU also supports remote group authorizations for the LDAP, Radius and TACACS+ authentication methods.
An administrator can configure authentication using the web interface or the command line interface. The default
authentication method for the rack PDU is Local. Any authentication method that is configured for the rack PDU is used for
authentication of any user who attempts to log in through Telnet, SSH or the web manager.
To select an authentication type:
1. From the side navigation bar of the System tab, click Authentication.
2. Use the drop-down menu to select the authentication type.
3. Click the Save icon in the upper-left of the window.
Remote servers
Using a remote server requires configuring its IP address and, in most cases, other parameters before it can be used. The
following remote servers require configuration:
• DSView™ server
• RADIUS™
• TACACS+™
• LDAP(S) AD™
• Kerberos™
To configure a DSView™ authentication server:
1. From the side navigation bar of the System tab, click Authentication - Remote Servers - DSView.
2. Enter IP Address for the DSView™ servers.
3. Click the Save icon.
4. From the left navigation tree, click Groups.
5. Enable the Admin checkbox.
6. Click the Edit Users icon.
7. Enter the DSView username in the Remote User field and then click the right arrow to add the user to the
Group-User List field.
8. Click the Save icon.
To configure a RADIUS™ authentication server:
1. From the side navigation bar of the System tab, click Authentication - Remote Servers - Radius.
2. Enter the IP addresses of the First Authentication Server and First Accounting Server.
3. If used, enter the IP addresses for the Second Authentication Server and Second Accounting Server.
4. Enter the secret word or passphrase in the Secret field (applies to both first and second authentication and
accounting servers), then re-enter the secret word or passphrase in the Confirm Secret field.
5. Enter the desired number of seconds for server time-out in the Timeout field.
6. Enter the desired number of retries in the Retries field.
7. Click the Save icon in the upper-left of the window.
8. From the left navigation tree, click Groups.
9. Enable the Admin checkbox.
10. Click the Edit Users icon.
11. Enter the RADIUS™ username in the Remote User field and then click the right arrow to add the user to the
Group-User List field.
12. Click the Save icon.
To configure a TACACS+™ authentication server:
1. From the side navigation bar of the System tab, click Authentication - Remote Servers - TACACS+.
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