TACACS services are used by organizations for authentication purpose to access the router or Network-attached Storage (NAS).

Prerequisites

You can configure the TACACS settings for an Edge from the TACACS Services section available under Configure > Edges > Device Settings > Edge Services category.

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Note: By default, TACACS Services section is not available in the Device page for Edges. Contact your Operator to get this feature activated.

Procedure

  1. In the SD-WAN service of the Enterprise portal, go to Configure > Network Services, and then under Network Management area, expand TACACS Services.
  2. To configure TACACS services, click New or Configure TACACS Service option.
    Note: The Configure TACACS Service option appears only when there are no items in the table.
  3. You can configure the following options:
    Option Description
    Service Name Enter an appropriate name for the authentication service.
    Server Address Enter the server IP address.
    Port Enter the port value.
    Shared Secret Enter a password.
    Note: Starting from the 4.5 release, the use of the special character "<" in the password is no longer supported. In cases where users have already used "<" in their passwords in previous releases, they must remove it to save any changes on the page.
  4. Click Save Changes. The newly created TACACS service appears in the TACACS Services list.
  5. To delete the TACACS service, Click Delete.
    Note: Clicking Delete removes the service from the TACACS Services list but the TACACS service that is used by an Edge cannot be deleted.

What to do next

To configure TACACS services for Edges, see Configure TACACS Services for Edges.