3Com 5500G-EI Command Reference Guide - Page 24

24 CHAPTER 1: USING SYSTEM ACCESS COMMANDS ■ telnet ■ user-interface ■ user privilege level Logging in Commands This section describes the commands that you can use to configure system access and system security. authentication-mode Syntax authentication-mode { password | scheme | none } View User interface view Parameter password: Requires local authentication of password at log in. scheme: Requires local or remote authentication of username and password at log in. none: Allows users to log in without username or password. Description This command configures the authentication method for a user at log in. Use the command authentication-mode password to prompt a user for local password authentication at login. To set the password, use set authentication password. Use the command authentication-mode scheme to prompt a user to provide local or remote user name and password authentication at login. The type of the authentication depends on your network configuration. For further information, see "AAA and RADIUS". Use the command authentication-mode none to allow a user to log in without username or password authentication. By default, users logging in using the console port do not need to pass any terminal authentication. Users logging in via modem or Telnet are required to provide password authentication when they log in. Example To configure local password authentication, enter the following command: system-view System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. [SW5500]user-interface aux 0 [SW5500-ui-aux0]authentication-mode password auto-execute command Syntax auto-execute command text