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Using Authorize IP

Managers
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Using Authorized IP Managers for Increased Management Security
Chapter Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Using Authorized IP Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Access Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Defining Authorized Management Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Overview of IP Mask Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Menu: Viewing and Configuring IP Authorized Managers . . . . . . . . . 10-7
CLI: Viewing and Configuring Authorized IP Managers . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Listing the Switch’s Current Authorized IP Manager(s) . . . . . . . 10-8
Configuring IP Authorized Managers for the Switch . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Web: Configuring IP Authorized Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Building IP Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Configuring One Station Per Authorized Manager IP Entry . . . 10-10
Configuring Multiple Stations Per Authorized
Manager IP Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Additional Examples for Authorizing Multiple Stations . . . . . . 10-13
Operating and Troubleshooting Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13