3com WXR100 3CRWXR10095A User Manual

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The following scenarios illustrate typical configurations for administrative 
and local authentication. For all scenarios, the administrator is Natasha 
with the password m@Jor. (For RADIUS server configuration details, see 
Chapter 22, “Configuring Communication with RADIUS,” on page 519.)

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The first time you access a WX switch, it requires no authentication. (For 
more information, see “First-Time Configuration via the Console” on 
page 55.) In this scenario, after the initial configuration of the WX switch, 
Natasha is connected through the console and has enabled access.

To enable local authentication for a console user, you must configure a 
local username. Natasha types the following commands in this order:

WX1200# set user natasha password m@Jor
User natasha created
WX1200# set authentication console * local
success: change accepted.
WX1200# save config
success: configuration saved.

This scenario illustrates how to enable local authentication for console 
users and RADIUS authentication for Telnet administrative users. To do so, 
you configure at least one local username for console authentication and 
set up a RADIUS server for Telnet administrators. Natasha types the 
following commands in this order:

WX1200# set user natasha password m@Jor
User natasha created
WX1200# set authentication console * local
success: change accepted.
WX1200# set radius server r1 address 192.168.253.1 key sunFLOW#$
success: change accepted.