Configure TACACS+ Authentication for Device Access

For support of the TACACS+ servers you have configured, you must enable TACACS+ authentication.

About this task

The default authentication value for Extreme 9920, SLX, and MLX devices is always local, so you explicitly change the authentication to TACACS+ when you add a TACACS+ server.

Procedure

  1. In the Navigation menu, select Device Inventory.
  2. In the Devices page, click anywhere in the required device row except the Actions column (Actions column icon) to proceed to the device Overview page.
  3. In the Devices Config menu, select Policies and Configuration > Authentication.
  4. To change authentication from local to TACACS+ on the device, take the following steps.
    1. In the Actions column, select Edit.
    2. In the Authentication Type field, select TACACS+.
    3. Select Save.
  5. To change authentication from TACACS+ to local, take the following steps.
    1. In the Actions column, select Edit.
    2. In the Authentication Type field, select Local.
    3. Select Save.
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