Paradyne 9126-II, CSU, DSU, 9128-II manual Limiting FTP Access

6. Security and Logins

Limiting FTP Access

FTP access can be limited by:

Disabling FTP access completely.

TRequiring a user ID and password to login. Limiting FTP bandwidth.

Procedure

To limit FTP access when the session is not on the TS Access Management Link:

1. Select the Telnet and FTP Session options.

Main Menu → Configuration → Management and Communication →

Telnet and FTP Sessions

2. Set the following configuration options, as appropriate.

	To . . .	Set the configuration option . . .
	Disable FTP	FTP Session to Disable.
	Require a login	Login Required to Enable.
		NOTE: User ID and password combinations must
		be defined. See Creating a Login on page 6-12.
		If you want to allow users to configure the unit or
		perform file transfers, including downloads, keep
		the access at Level-1.
		Level-1 access is required to download software to
		the unit, or to upload or download configuration
		files. Level-3 is sufficient for NMS access for SLV
		historical information.
	Limit bandwidth for FTP	FTP Max Transfer Rate to a rate less than the
		network line speed, typically less than or equal to
		the CIR.
		This method is not recommended if SLV reports are
		desired since FTP is required to generate the
		reports.
3. Save your changes.

See Configuring Telnet and/or FTP Session Support in Chapter 4, Configuration

Options, for more information about setting FTP configuration options.

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