Using Authorized IP Managers

Building IP Masks

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Building IP Masks

The IP Mask parameter controls how the switch uses an Authorized Manager IP value to recognize the IP addresses of authorized manager stations on your network.

Configuring One Station Per Authorized Manager IP

Entry

This is the easiest way to apply a mask. If you have ten or fewer management and/or operator stations, you can configure them quickly by simply adding the address of each to the Authorized Manager IP list with 255.255.255.255 for the corresponding mask. For example, as shown in figure 8-3on page 8-6,if you configure an IP address of 10.28.227.125 with an IP mask of 255.255.255.255, only a station having an IP address of 10.28.227.125 has management access to the switch.

Figure 8-4. Analysis of IP Mask for Single-Station Entries

 

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Manager-Level or Operator-Level Device Access

 

Octet

Octet

Octet

Octet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IP Mask

255

255

255

255

The “255” in each octet of the mask specifies that only the exact value in

Authorized

10

28

227

125

that octet of the corresponding IP address is allowed. This mask allows

management access only to a station having an IP address of 10.33.248.5.

Manager IP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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