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M4300 Intelligent Edge Series Fully Managed Stackable Switches
Manage Switch Security User Manual515
The options are as follows:
- Enable. The privileged EXEC password is used for authentication.
- Line.
The line password is used for authentication.
- None.
The user cannot be authenticated.
- RADIUS.
The user's name and password are authenticated using the RADIUS server
instead of local server.
- T
ACACS. The user's name and password are authenticated using the TACACS
server.
- Deny.
Authentication always fails.
7. Click the Add button.
The login list is added to the switch.
Configure an Enable Authentication List
An enable list specifies the authentication methods to validate privileged EXEC access for
the users associated with the list. The preconfigured users, admin and guest, are assigned to
a preconfigured list named defaultList, which you cannot delete. All newly created users are
also assigned to the defaultList until you specifically assign them to a different list. Two
default lists are present: enableList and enableNetList.
To configure an enable authentication list:
1. Launch a web browser
.
2. In the address field of your web browser
, enter the IP address of the switch.
The login window opens.
3. Enter admin as the user name, enter your local device password,
and click the Login
button.
The first time that you log in, no password is required. However, you then must specify a
local device password to use each subsequent time that you log in.
The System Information page displays.
4. Select Security > Management Security >
Authentication List > Enable Authentication
List.
5. T
o create a new enable list, enter the name in the List Name field.
It can be up to 15 alphanumeric characters long and is not case-sensitive.