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Configuring authentication

Using the console server plug-in, you can configure two of the centralized authentication types available: the DSView 3 management software or the Radius authentication server.

DSView 3 management software configuration

To enable centralized authentication in the DSView 3 software, first select one of the three DSView 3 software authentication types: DSView, DSView/Local or DSViewDownLocal. When the DSView 3 software centralized authentication service is configured, the DSView 3 server is used to authenticate users accessing the console server.

To select a DSView 3 software authentication type:

1. In a Units View window containing an ACS 5000 console server, click Appliance Settings - Authentication Type in the side navigation bar.
2. Select an Authentication Type from the drop-down list. Click Save.
3. Click Flash Required to save your changes to the console server Flash memory.

You may use the Appliance Settings - Appliance Authentication Servers - DSView page to configure up to four DSView 3 software authentication servers for the DSView, DSViewLocal or DSViewDownLocal authentication methods.

NOTE: To configure IPv6 addresses, the console server must have firmware version 3.3 or later.

To configure DSView 3 software authentication servers:

1. In a Units View window containing an ACS 5000 console server, click Appliance Settings - Authentication Servers - DSView in the side navigation bar.
2. Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses of up to four DSView 3 software authentication servers on your network. Click Save.
3. Click Flash Required to save your changes to the console server Flash memory.

Radius authentication server configuration

The console server also supports the Radius authentication server. You may use the Appliance Authentication Servers - Radius page to configure up to four Radius authentication servers.

To configure Radius authentication servers:

1. In a Units View window containing an ACS 5000 console server, click Appliance Settings - Authentication Servers - Radius in the side navigation bar.
2. Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses of up to four Radius authentication servers on your network (up to two authentication servers and up to two accounting servers).
3. In the Secret field, enter the secret configured in the Radius Server.
4. In the Timeout field, enter the amount of time in seconds the console server will wait for the Radius server to respond before trying again.
5. In the Retries field, enter the number of retries to attempt if the Radius server does not respond before trying the secondary server.
6. Select the Enable Service-Type attribute checking checkbox to authorize the console server to retrieve the level of the user (admin or regular) based on the Service-Type attribute from the Radius server.
7. Click Save.
8. Click Flash Required to save your changes to the console server Flash memory.