D-Link DES-3526 - Switch - Stackable User Manual - Local Enable Password
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To define an Enable Login Method List, set the following parameters and click Apply:
Parameter Description
Method List Name
Enter a method list name defined by the user of up to 15 characters.
Method 1, 2, 3, 4
The user may add one, or a combination of up to four of the following authentication methods to
this method list:
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local_enable - Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using
the local enable password database on the Switch. The user in the next section
entitled Local Enable Password must set the local enable password.
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none - Adding this parameter will require an authentication to access the Switch.
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radius - Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
RADIUS protocol from a remote RADIUS server.
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tacacs - Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
TACACS protocol from a remote TACACS server.
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xtacacs - Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
XTACACS protocol from a remote XTACACS server.
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tacacs+ - Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
TACACS protocol from a remote TACACS server.
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server_group - Adding a previously configured server group will require the user to be
authenticated using a user-defined server group previously configured on the Switch.
Local Enable Password
This window will configure the locally enabled password for the Enable Admin command. When a user chooses the
"local_enable" method to promote user level privileges to administrator privileges, he or she will be prompted to enter the
password configured here that is locally set on the Switch.
To view the following window, click Security Management > Access Authentication Control > Local Enable Password:
Figure 7- 19. Configure Local Enable Password window
To set the Local Enable Password, set the following parameters and click Apply.
Parameter Description
Old Local Enabled
If a password was previously configured for this entry, enter it here in order to change it to
a new password.
New Local Enabled
Enter the new password that you wish to set on the Switch to authenticate users
attempting to access Administrator Level privileges on the Switch. The user may set a
password of up to 15 characters.
Confirm Local Enabled Confirm the new password entered above. Entering a different password here from the
one set in the New Local Enabled field will result in a fail message.