User Management Configuration Page Options

Authentication Methods

Displays the authentication method the device uses to authenticate users.

TACACS Servers

Displays the TACACS server details.

User Name

Specifies the users to the device’s local database. The options available are:

• Add
• Edit
• Delete

Select an option:

• To add a new user, click Add. Then enter the details specified below and click OK.
  • User name—Enter a unique name for the user. Do not include spaces, colons, or commas in the username.
  • User ID—Enter a unique ID for the user.
  • Full Name—Enter the user’s full name. If the full name contains spaces, enclose it in quotation marks. Do not include colons or commas.
  • Password—Enter a login password for the user. The login password must meet the following criteria:
    • The password must be at least 6 characters long.
    • You can include most character classes in a password (alphabetic, numeric, and special characters), except control characters.
    • The password must contain at least one change of case or character class.
  • Confirm password—Re-enter the login password for the user.
  • Login Class—Select the user’s access privilege from the following options:
    • super-user
    • operator
    • read-only
    • unauthorized
• To edit the information of a user, select it and click Edit. Then edit the user details in the Edit User dialog box and click Ok.
• To delete an existing user, select it and click Delete.

Authentication Method And Order

Specifies the authentication method the device should use to authenticate users. The options available are:

• Password
• RADIUS
• TACACS+

Use the arrows to move the item to the Selected Methods list.

RADIUS Servers

Specifies the details of RADIUS servers. The available options are:

• Add
• Edit
• Delete

Select an option:

• To add a new RADIUS server, click Add. Then enter the details specified below and click OK.
  • IP Address—Enter the server’s 32–bit IP address.
  • Password—Enter the secret password for the server.
  • Confirm Password—Re-enter the secret password for the server.
  • Server Port—Enter an appropriate port.
  • Source Address—Enter the source IP address of the server.
  • Time out—Specify the amount of time (in seconds) the device should wait for a response from the server.
  • Retry Attempts—Specify the number of times that the server should try to verify the user’s credentials.
• To edit the information of an existing RADIUS server, select it and click Edit. Then edit the server content in the Edit RADIUS Server dialog box and click OK.
• To delete an existing RADIUS server, select it and click Delete.

TACACS Servers

Specifies the details of TACACS servers. The available options are:

• Add
• Edit
• Delete

Select an option:

• To add a new TACACS server, click Add. Then enter the details specified below and click OK.
  • IP Address—Enter the server’s 32–bit IP address.
  • Password—Enter the secret password for the server.
  • Confirm Password—Re-enter the secret password for the server.
  • Server Port—Enter an appropriate port.
  • Source Address—Enter the source IP address of the server.
  • Time out—Specify the amount of time (in seconds) the device should wait for a response from the server.
  • Retry Attempts—Specify the number of times that the server should try to verify the user’s credentials.
• To edit the information of an existing TACACS server, select it and click Edit. Then edit the server content in the Edit TACACS Server dialog box and click OK.
• To delete an existing TACACS server, select it and click Delete.