Internal and external users

Managed devices support two categories of users—internal and external—for user access control.

Internal users authenticate through a local database on the device. External users authenticate through LDAP or RADIUS servers when they are not found in the local database. Both user types enable secure access management for network devices.

User authentication types

Managed devices support these user authentication methods:

  • Internal user: The device checks a local database for user authentication.

  • External user: If the user is not present in the local database, the system queries an external LDAP or RADIUS authentication server.