Local Authentication

Configuring Local Authentication

Setting Up a User

Local authentication is intended for use when no RADIUS server is available. Using RADIUS for authentication is the preferred method.

Configuring Local Authentication

The setting up of local authentication is carried out as follows:

1. On the IOCOMM Main menu page, select Global configuration.
2. Select the RADIUS option.
3. Uncheck Enable RADIUS authentication.

   Note: To enable local authentication you must first disable RADIUS authentication.

4. Select Submit.
5. Select Return to the Main menu.

Setting Up a User

Proceed as follows:

1. On the IOCOMM Main menu page, select Global configuration.
2. Select Local authentication.
3. Select Create new entry.
4. Complete the following fields:

   
   

   User ID	[ ] The user's IOCOMM login.
   Description	[ ]
   User password	[ ] Password corresponding to login.

   
   Note: The Local authentication password has no minimum number of characters and will be truncated to a maximum of 40 characters.

   Note: If you wish to set the Enable special login prefix recognition to be active on the IOCOMM RADIUS page, you should avoid using either a capital P or capital S at the start of the user login (User I.D.). See RADIUS Client on IOCOMM for further details.

   Service configuration

5. Select the required Service from the following options:

   

   Selecting Login to remote host will present you with login protocol options.

6. Choose either Telnet or Rlogin. Your chosen configuration and protocol will then be displayed.
7. Selecting Framed will present you with a further set of options; select one option:

   Framed protocol provided

   PPP
   PPP (with Van Jacobson compression)
   SLIP
   CSLIP (SLIP with TCP header compression)

8. You then need to select the address resolution method. Select one of the following:

   

   If you select either Remote or Pool, your current settings are displayed.

9. If you selected Specify, you are presented with an additional form (as shown below). Complete the form as appropriate.

   Select addresses to use:

   Local IP address	[ ]
   Remote IP address	[ ]
   Remote IP netmask	[ ]

10. Selecting NAS or Admin offers no further options.
11. Select Submit.

    Note: Local authentication will automatically be used.

12. Select Return to the Main menu.

Note: If RADIUS authentication is later enabled, the local authentication list remains but is not used.

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