Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v11.1x (53-1002167-01, May 2011)

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AAA Settings
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7. Enter your user ID and password and click Test.
Test verifies your user ID and password on the switch and verifies user privileges on the
Management application server.
8. Click Apply to save the configuration.
Configuring Windows authentication
Windows authentication enables you to authenticate a user account against the Windows user
accounts and the Management application server when running on Windows hosts.
The following list details the supported Windows authentication types and the associated
platforms:
• NT domain authentication (multiple domains)—supported on Windows XP/2003/2008
platforms only
• Windows Workgroup authentication—supported on Windows XP/2003/2008 platforms only
• Windows local user accounts—supported on Windows XP/2003/2008 platforms only.
To configure Windows authentication, complete the following steps.
1. Select the AAA Settings tab.
2. For Primary Authentication, select Windows Domain.
3. Enter the domain name in the Windows Domain Name field.
4. Click Test.
The Test Authentication dialog box displays.
5. Enter your user ID and password and click Test.
Test verifies your user ID and password on the Windows domain and verifies user privileges on
the Management application server.
6. Click Apply to save the configuration.
Configuring local database authentication
Local database authentication enables you to authenticate a user account against the local
database and the Management application server.
To configure local database authentication, complete the following steps.
1. Select the AAA Settings tab.
2. For Primary Authentication, select Local Database.
3. Click Test.
The Test Authentication dialog box displays.
4. Enter your user ID and password and click Test.
Test verifies your user ID and password for the local database and verifies user privileges on
the Management application server.
5. Click Apply to save the configuration.