4: Configuring the Web Interface
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To configure user/group authentication, perform the following steps:
1. From the top menu, select Ports; from the left menu, select Physical
Ports; from the form tab menu, select Access.
The system brings up the Access form:
2. Enter the user or the group name.
3. From the Type drop down list, select the authentication type.
NIS NIS All authentication types but NIS follow the format
all.authtype <Authentication>DownLocal or
<Authentication> (e.g. all.authtype radius or
radiusDownLocal or ldap or ldapDownLocal, etc).
NIS requires all.authtype to be set as local, regardless
if it will be "nis" or its “Downlocal" equivalent.
Authentication Type Definition
