Cabletron Systems CSX1000, CSX1200 manual Security Overview

USER’S GUIDE

IP Network Interfaces 105 Configuring Interfaces 105

Network Interface Configuration Elements 107

IP Network Interface Background Information 112

IP RIP and the IP Network Interfaces 117 IP RIP over Dedicated Connections 120

IP Host Operating Mode and the IP Network Interfaces 122 Using Multiple IP Addresses 122

Static Routes 124

Configuring Static Routes 124

Static Route Configuration Elements 126

Static Route Background Information 128 Default Routes 129

Configuring Default Routes 129

Default Route Configuration Elements 129 Routing Information Protocol (RIP) Option 130

Enabling/Disabling IP RIP 130

IP RIP Configuration Elements 131

IP RIP Background Information 131

SECURITY 132

Security Overview 133

Overview 133

Security Level 133

System Options and Information 134

Device Level Databases 134

User Level Databases 135

Off-node Server Information 135

Network Login Information 135

Configuring Security Level 136

Overview 136

No Security 138

Configuring No Security 138 Device Level Security 139

Configuring Device Level Security 139

Device Level Security Background Information 139 Overview of Device Authentication Process 140

User Level Security 140

Configuring User Level Security 140

User Level Security Background Information 140 Authentication Using a Security Token Card 141 System Requirements 142

Authentication Process with User Level Security 143 Device and User Level Security 144

Configuring Device and User Level Security 144 Device and User Level Background Information 145

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