Netgear GS516TP Software Administration Manual - Page 122

Security > Management Security > Authentication List > HTTP Authentication

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GS516TP Gigabit Smart Switches HTTP Authentication List Use the HTTP Authentication List to configure the default HTTP login list.  To change the HTTP authentication method for the default list: 1. Select Security > Management Security > Authentication List > HTTP Authentication List. 2. Select the check box next to the List Name. 3. From the list in the 1 column, select the HTTP authentication method that must appear first in the selected authentication login list. If you select a method that does not time out as the first method, such as local, no other method is attempted, even if you have specified more than one method. This parameter does not appear when you first create a login list. User authentication occurs in the order the methods are selected. Possible methods are as follows: • Local. The user's locally stored ID and password is used for authentication. Since the local method does not time out, if you select this option as the first method, no other method is tried, even if you have specified more than one method. • RADIUS. The user's ID and password is authenticated using the RADIUS server. If you select RADIUS or TACACS+ as the first method and an error occurs during the authentication, the switch uses Method 2 to authenticate the user. • TACACS+. The user's ID and password is authenticated using the TACACS+ server. If you select RADIUS or TACACS+ as the first method and an error occurs during the authentication, the switch attempts user authentication method 2. • None. The authentication method is unspecified. This option is available only for method 2 and method 3. Note: Each authentication protocol can use up to three authentication methods. Local and None must be the last methods. You cannot to configure methods after these two options. 4. From the list in the 2 column, select the authentication method, if any, that must appear second in the selected authentication login list. Use this method if the first method times out. If you select a method that does not time out as the second method, the third method is not tried. This parameter does not appear when you first create a login list. 5. From the list in the 3 column, select the authentication method, if any, that must appear third in the selected authentication login list. This parameter does not appear when you first create a login list. 6. Click APPLY to update the switch with the HTTP Authentication settings. HTTPS Authentication List Use the HTTPS Authentication List to configure the default HTTPS login list. 122

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GS516TP Gigabit Smart Switches
HTTP Authentication List
Use the HTTP Authentication List to configure the default HTTP login list.
To change the HTTP authentication method for the default list:
1.
Select
Security > Management Security > Authentication List > HTTP Authentication
List
.
2.
Select the check box next to the List Name.
3.
From the list in the 1 column, select the HTTP authentication method that must appear first
in the selected authentication login list. If you select a method that does not time out as the
first method, such as local, no other method is attempted, even if you have specified more
than one method. This parameter does not appear when you first create a login list. User
authentication occurs in the order the methods are selected. Possible methods are as
follows:
Local
. The user's locally stored ID and password is used for authentication. Since the
local method does not time out, if you select this option as the first method, no other
method is tried, even if you have specified more than one method.
RADIUS
. The user's ID and password is authenticated using the RADIUS server. If
you select RADIUS or TACACS+ as the first method and an error occurs during the
authentication, the switch uses Method 2 to authenticate the user.
TACACS+
. The user's ID and password is authenticated using the TACACS+ server.
If you select RADIUS or TACACS+ as the first method and an error occurs during the
authentication, the switch attempts user authentication method 2.
None
. The authentication method is unspecified. This option is available only for
method 2 and method 3.
Note:
Each authentication protocol can use up to three authentication
methods. Local and None must be the last methods. You cannot to
configure methods after these two options.
4.
From the list in the 2 column, select the authentication method, if any, that must appear
second in the selected authentication login list. Use this method if the first method times out.
If you select a method that does not time out as the second method, the third method is not
tried. This parameter does not appear when you first create a login list.
5.
From the list in the 3 column, select the authentication method, if any, that must appear third
in the selected authentication login list. This parameter does not appear when you first
create a login list.
6.
Click
APPLY
to update the switch with the HTTP Authentication settings.
HTTPS Authentication List
Use the HTTPS Authentication List to configure the default HTTPS login list.