Product Manual

DES-3526 / DES-3526DC Fast Ethernet Layer 2 Switch
Authentication Server Group Settings
This window will allow users to set up Authentication Server Groups on the Switch. A server group
is a technique used to group TACACS/XTACACS/TACACS+/RADIUS server hosts into user-defined
categories for authentication using method lists. The user may define the type of server group by
protocol or by previously defined server group. The Switch has three built-in Authentication Server
Groups that cannot be removed but can be modified. Up to eight authentications server hosts may be
added to any particular group.
To view the following window, click Security Management > Access Authentication Control >
Authentication Server Group:
Figure 7- 7. Authentication Server Group Settings window
This screen displays the Authentication Server Groups on the Switch. The Switch has three built-in
Authentication Server Groups that cannot be removed but can be modified. To modify a particular
group, click its hyperlinked Group Name, which will then display the following window.
Figure 7- 8. Add a Server Host to Server Group (tacacs) window
To add an Authentication Server Host to the list, enter its IP address in the IP Address field, choose
the protocol associated with the IP address of the Authentication Server Host and click Add to Group
to add this Authentication Server Host to the group.
NOTE: The user must configure Authentication Server Hosts
using the Authentication Server Hosts window before adding
hosts to the list. Authentication Server Hosts must be
configured for their specific protocol on a remote centralized
server before this function can work properly.
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