Setting Up and Installing the GbE Interconnect Switch

When planning the configuration, consider the default settings for the following parameters:

Switch IP settings

VLAN and Group VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) settings

STP settings

Port names and types

Multilink trunk settings

CoS settings

Interswitch cross-connect settings

SNMP/RMON settings

User name and password settings

Default access to various management interfaces

IGMP Snooping settings

IMPORTANT: Refer to Appendix C for a complete list of default configuration settings.

Security Issues

When planning the configuration for a GbE Interconnect Switch, to secure access to the management interface:

Create users with various access levels to the local console, remote Telnet, and Web interface. Refer to Table 2-1 for the three levels of user access privileges.

Enable or disable access to various management interfaces to fit the security policy.

Change default SNMP/RMON community strings for read-only and read-write access.

Root, User+, and User Privileges

There are three levels of user privileges: Root, User+, and User. Some menu selections available to users with Root privileges may not be available to those with User+ and User privileges. The following table summarizes the user privileges.

Table 2-1: User Privileges

 

Privilege

Root

User+

User

 

Configuration

Yes

Read-only

Read-only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Monitoring

Yes

Read-only

Read-only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Strings and Trap Stations

Yes

Read-only

Read-only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Update Firmware and Configuration Files

Yes

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Utilities

Yes

Ping-only

Ping-only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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