Belkin F1DP116SEA User Manual

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Serial Ports
Configuration
Under the “Serial” menu heading, click “Configuration” to show the port summary list.
 
Note that if the “Serial Port” is disabled, the “Serial port configuration” panel will display the 
port in a dark gray font. An enabled serial port will be displayed in a white bold font. 
Port Authentication
Authentication is the process of identifying an individual, usually based on a user name and 
password. The Console Server supports various authentication options, such as “Local” and 
“RADIUS”, to authenticate the users who access the serial port. Refer to page 23.
When the authentication is set to “Local”, the Console Server will use its own user list to 
authenticate a user. If configured for RADIUS, the unit will request authentication from the 
external authentication servers (i.e., RADIUS). The figure below conceptually illustrates the 
user-authentication process when using an external authentication server.