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create authen server_host
Purpose Used to create an authentication server host.
Syntax
create authen server_host <ipaddr> protocol [tacacs | xtacacs
| tacacs+] {port <int 1-65535> | key [<key_string 254> | none] |
timeout <int 1-255> | retransmit < 1-255>}
Description This command will create an authentication server host for the
tacacs/xtacacs/tacacs+ security protocols on the switch. When a
user attempts to access the switch with authentication protocol
enabled, the switch will send authentication packets to a remote
tacacs/xtacacs/tacacs+ server host on a remote host. The
tacacs/xtacacs/tacacs+ server host will then verify or deny the
request and return the appropriate message to the switch. More
than one authentication protocol can be run on the same physical
server host but, remember that tacacs/xtacacs/tacacs+ are
separate entities and are not compatible with each other. The
maximum supported number of server hosts is 16.
Parameters server_host <ipaddr> - The IP address of the remote server host
the user wishes to add.
protocol – The protocol used by the server host. The user may
choose one of the following:
tacacs – Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the
tacacs protocol.
xtacacs - Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes the
xtacacs protocol.
tacacs+ - Enter this parameter if the server host utilizes
the tacacs+ protocol.
port <int 1-65535> Enter a number between 1 and 65535 to define
the virtual port number of the authentication protocol on a server
host. The default port number is 49 for tacacs/xtacacs/tacacs+
servers but the user may set a unique port number for higher
security.
key <key_string 254> - Authentication key to be shared with a
configured TACACS+ server only. Specify an alphanumeric string
up to 254 characters.
timeout <int 1-255> - Enter the time in seconds the switch will wait
for the server host to reply to an authentication request. The default
value is 5 seconds.
retransmit <int 1-255> - Enter the value in the retransmit field to
change how many times the device will resend an authentication
request when the TACACS server does not respond.
Restrictions Only administrator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To create a TACACS+ authentication server host, with port number 1234, a timeout value of 10 seconds and a
retransmit count of 5.
