D-Link 3312SR Reference Manual - Page 165

Syntax Description Parameters Restrictions DGS-3312SR Layer 3 Gigabit Switch on the switch. show authen parameter This command will display the authentication parameters currently configured on the switch, including the response timeout and user authentication attempts. This command will display the following fields: Response timeout - The configured time allotted for the switch to wait for a response of authentication from the user attempting to log in from the command line interface or telnet interface. User attempts - The maximum number of attempts the user may try to become authenticated by the switch, before being locked out. None. None. DGS-3312SR:4#show authen parameter Command: show authen parameter Response timeout: 60 seconds User attempts : 5 DGS-3312SR:4# enable admin Purpose Used to promote user level privileges to administrator level privileges Syntax enable admin Description This command is for users who have logged on to the switch on the normal user level, to become promoted to the administrator level. After logging on to the switch users, will have only user level privileges. To gain access to administrator level privileges, the user will enter this command and will have to enter an authentication password. Possible authentication methods for this function include TACACS/XTACACS/TACACS+/RADIUS, user defined server groups, local enable (local account on the switch), or no authentication (none). Because XTACACS and TACACS do not support the enable function, the user must create a special account on the server host which has the username "enable", and a password configured by the administrator that will support the "enable" function. This function becomes inoperable when the authentication policy is disabled. Parameters None. Restrictions Only administrator-level users can issue this command. Example usage: To enable administrator privileges on the switch: DGS-3312SR:4#enable admin 159