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Chapter 6 Configuring authentication 237
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3 Specify the order in which the authentication methods will be applied.
Perform this step even if you define only one method on the Nortel
SNAS 4050.
To configure authentication, access the AAA menu by using the following
command:
/cfg/domain 1/aaa
From the AAA menu, you can manage the following authentication-related tasks:
• creating and configuring the authentication methods
• “Configuring authentication methods using the CLI” on page 239
• “Configuring advanced settings using the CLI” on page 241
• “Configuring RADIUS authentication using the CLI” on page 242
• “Configuring LDAP authentication using the CLI” on page 249
• “Configuring local database authentication using the CLI” on page 261
• setting the order in which authentication methods will be applied (see
“Specifying authentication fallback order using the CLI” on page 267)
Roadmap of authentication commands
The following roadmap lists the CLI commands to configure client authentication
in the Nortel SNAS 4050 domain. Use this list as a quick reference or click on any
entry for more information:
Command Parameter
/cfg/domain 1/aaa/auth <auth ID> type radius|ldap|local
name <name>
display
del
/cfg/domain 1/aaa/auth #/adv groupauth <auth IDs>
secondauth <auth ID>
/cfg/domain 1/aaa/auth #/radius vendorid <vendor ID>
vendortype <vendor type>