6. Security and Logins

Limiting SNMP Access Through IP Addresses

An additional level of security is provided by:

Limiting the NMS IP addresses that can access the FrameSaver unit.

SNMP Management System IP address validation.

￿Specifying the access level allowed at the time IP address validation is performed.

Make sure that SNMP Management is set to Enable. Menu selection sequence:

Main Menu Configuration

Management and Communication

General SNMP Management

See ConfiguringGeneral SNMP Management in Chapter 4, Configuration

Options, for more information about SNMP management configuration options.

The SNMP NMS Security Options screen provides the configuration options that determine whether security checking is performed on an IP address when unit communications attempts are being made.

Procedure

To limit SNMP access through IP addresses:

1. Select the SNMP NMS Security option:

 

Main Menu Configuration

Management and Communication

 

 

 

 

SNMP NMS Security

 

 

 

2. Set the following configuration options, as appropriate:

 

 

To . . .

 

 

Set the configuration option . . .

 

Enable IP address checking

 

NMS IP Validation to: Enable.

 

 

 

 

 

Specify the number (1–10) of SNMP

Number of Managers to:

 

 

management systems that are authorized to

the desired number.

 

 

send SNMP messages to the FrameSaver unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specify the IP address(es) that identifies the

NMS n IP Address to:

 

 

SNMP manager(s) authorized to send SNMP

the appropriate NMS IP address.

 

messages to the unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specify the access allowed for an authorized

Access Level to:

 

 

NMS when IP address validation is performed

Read or Read/Write.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Save your changes.

See Configuring SNMP NMS Security in Chapter 4, Configuration Options, for more information about SNMP NMS Security configuration options.

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