Security

Authentication continued

Summary of access The following table describes interfaces and its access methods.

methods

 

 

 

Interface

Security Access

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial Control

Access is by user name and

Always enabled.

 

Console

password.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telnet Control

These methods are available:

The user name and password

 

Console

• User name and password

are transmitted as plain text.

 

 

 

 

 

• Selectable server port

 

 

 

• Server Enable/Disable

 

 

 

 

 

 

SNMP

These methods are available:

The NMS IP filters allow access

 

 

• Community Name

from designated IP addresses.

 

 

• 159.215.12.1 allows only the

 

 

NMS IP filters

 

 

• Agent Enable/Disable

NMS with that IP address to

 

 

have access.

 

 

• Four access communities with

 

 

• 159.215.12.255 allows

 

 

read/write/disable capability

 

 

access for any NMS on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

159.215.12 segment.

 

 

 

• 159.215.255.255 allows

 

 

 

access for any NMS on the

 

 

 

159.215 segment.

 

 

 

• 159.255.255.255 allows

 

 

 

access for any NMS on the

 

 

 

159 segment.

 

 

 

• 0.0.0.0 or 255.255.255.255

 

 

 

allows access for any NMS.

 

 

 

 

 

FTP Server

These methods are available:

Only the Administrator account

 

 

• User name and password

has access.

 

 

 

 

 

• Selectable server port

 

 

 

• Server Enable/Disable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Web Server

These methods are available:

In basic HTTP authentication

 

 

• User name and password

mode, the user name and

 

 

password are transmitted base-

 

 

• Selectable server port

 

 

64 encoded (with no

 

 

• Server Enable/Disable

encryption). MD5 authentication

 

 

MD5 Authentication option

mode uses a user name and

 

 

 

password phrase.

 

 

 

 

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