Setting up the TACACS+ Server

Authentication servers provide a means to allow users one-stop access to the Network Configuration Manager application without the need to build another password server in your environment.
A TACACS+ Server is an external server that is used to
validate users
when they log into Network Configuration Manager. Prior to any user being able to log into Network Configuration Manager, they must be listed on the server.
If you are using a TACACS+ Server, Network Configuration Manager allows you to map to two servers, a Primary and Secondary server, to validate user information. In the following example, the window has two areas:
  1. TACACS+ Server configuration area for Primary and Secondary server setup
  2. TACACS+ User Security
If your company has only one server, enter it into the Config Primary TACACS+ configuration section. To properly configure a server, the following information is required:
  • Server Address
  • Port Number
To setup the TACACS+ Server configuration,
  1. From the menu bar, access
    Tool -> System Administration
    .
  2. Select
    Global
    .
  3. Expand
    User Management
    , then select
    Authentication Servers
    .
  4. Select
    TACACS+
    . The right pane refreshes with the TACACS+ Server configuration details.  
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  5. In the Server text field, enter the
    Server Address
    .
  6. If there is a key for the server, enter the
    Key
    .
  7. Next, enter the Key again for confirmation into the
    Confirm
    field.
  8. Enter the
    Port
    .
  9. Repeat steps 5 through 8 for the
    Secondary
    server.
  10. To set the User Lock Out, see User Lock Out Security and follow the instructions. If you are not setting TACACS+ User Security, click the
    Apply
    button at the bottom of the window. All entries are accepted.
  11. To exit the window, click
    Close
    .