Web Manager “Config” Menu Options > Configuring Authentication > Configuring a NIS Authentication Server

Configuring a NIS Authentication Server
When an administrative user goes to Config Æ Authentication and selects NIS from the “Authentication Type” pull-down menu, the fields shown in the following figure appear.
Config Æ Authentication: NIS
The administrative user must obtain the needed information about the NIS server from the server’s administrator and configure the server by filling in these fields that display when the NIS authentication type is selected:
To Configure a NIS Authentication Server
Perform this procedure to identify the authentication server when the OnBoard or any of its connected devices is to use the NIS authentication method (NIS/DownLocal, Local/NIS or NIS/Local).
Work with the NIS server’s administrator to ensure that following types of accounts are set up on the NIS server and that the administrators of the OnBoard and connected devices know the passwords assigned to the accounts:
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Go to Config Æ Authentication and select NIS from the “Authentication Type” pull-down menu.
The “NIS” fields display.
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Web Manager “Config” Menu Options > Configuring Authentication > Configuring a NIS Authentication Server