Enabling remote authentication

Before you can enable remote authentication, you must define the groups and roles that users will be assigned to. You will also need information about the remote authentication server.

Follow these steps:

  1. Create a group on the remote authentication server.
  2. Assign at least one user to the group on the remote authentication server.
  3. From the TS4500 management GUI, select Access > Roles > Create Role.
  4. Create a new role with the same name as the group that you created on the remote authentication server. This role determines the access level of users assigned to the group.
  5. Gather the configuration settings required for the remote authentication server.
  6. From the TS4500 management GUI, go to the Settings > Security > Remote Authentication page.
  7. Select Enable Remote Authentication from the Actions menu and enter the server configuration settings..
Note:
  • The maximum number of active remote authentication sessions at a given time is 100 minus the number of local users (not including the three preset users).
  • If a user is a member of multiple groups that correspond to TS4500 roles, the user inherits the access level of the first role match found in alphabetical order. For example, if a user belongs to two groups that have corresponding TS4500 custom roles – tech_admin with Administrator access and tech_service with Service access – the user will have Administrator level access.