Chapter 39 Access Control

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 203 Management > Access Control > Remote Management

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 135 Management > 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.

 

 

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.

 

 

Start

Configure the IP address range of trusted computers from which you can

Address

manage this Switch.

End Address

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.

 

 

Telnet/FTP/

Select services that may be used for managing the Switch from the

HTTP/ICMP/

specified trusted computers.

SNMP/SSH/

 

HTTPS

 

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The

 

Switch loses 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 non-

 

volatile memory when you are done configuring.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

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