Chapter 36 Access Control
The following table describes the fields in this screen.
Table 121 Access Control: Service Access Control
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
Services | Services you may use to access the Switch are listed here. |
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Active | Select this option for the corresponding services that you want to allow to access the |
| Switch. |
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Service Port | For Telnet, SSH, FTP, HTTP or HTTPS services, you may change the default service |
| port by typing the new port number in the Server Port field. If you change the default |
| port number then you will have to let people (who wish to use the service) know the |
| new port number for that service. |
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Timeout | Type how many minutes a management session (via the web configurator) can be left |
| idle before the session times out. After it times out you have to log in with your |
| password again. Very long idle timeouts may have security risks. |
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Apply | Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s |
| these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top |
| navigation panel to save your changes to the |
| configuring. |
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Cancel | Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh. |
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36.10 Remote Management
From the Access Control screen, display the Remote Management screen as shown next.
You can specify a group of one or more “trusted computers” from which an administrator may use a service to manage the Switch. Click Access Control to return to the Access Control screen.
Figure 186 Access Control: Remote Management
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 122 Access Control: Remote Management
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
Entry | This is the client set index number. A “client set” is a group of one or more “trusted |
| computers” from which an administrator may use a service to manage the Switch. |
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Active | Select this check box to activate this secured client set. Clear the check box if you |
| wish to temporarily disable the set without deleting it. |
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Start Address | Configure the IP address range of trusted computers from which you can manage this |
End Address | Switch. |
| The Switch checks if the client IP address of a computer requesting a service or |
| protocol matches the range set here. The Switch immediately disconnects the |
| session if it does not match. |
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