Brocade Communications Systems 6650 Disabling specific access methods, Disabling Telnet access

Remote access to management function restrictions

Allowing SNMP access to the Brocade device

To allow SNMP access to the Brocade device, enter the following command.

Brocade(config)# snmp-server

Syntax: [no] snmp-server

Disabling specific access methods

You can specifically disable the following access methods:

•Telnet access

•SNMP access

•TFTP

NOTE

If you disable Telnet access, you will not be able to access the CLI except through a serial connection to the management module. If you disable SNMP access, you will not be able to use an SNMP-based management applications.

Disabling Telnet access

You can use a Telnet client to access the CLI on the device over the network. If you do not plan to use the CLI over the network and want to disable Telnet access to prevent others from establishing CLI sessions with the device, enter the following command.

Brocade(config)# no telnet server

To re-enable Telnet operation, enter the following command.

Brocade(config)# telnet server

Syntax: [no] telnet server

Disabling SNMP access

To disable SNMP management of the device.

Brocade(config)# no snmp-server

To later re-enable SNMP management of the device.

Brocade(config)# snmp-server

Syntax: no snmp-server

Disabling TFTP access

You can globally disable TFTP to block TFTP client access. By default, TFTP client access is enabled. To disable TFTP client access, enter the following command at the Global CONFIG level of the CLI.

Brocade(config)# tftp disable

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