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Access Control

This chapter describes how to control access to the switch.

26.1 Access Control Overview

The console port and FTP are allowed one session each, Telnet and SSH share four sessions, up to five web management sessions (five different usernames and passwords) and/or limitless SNMP access control sessions are allowed.

Table 61 Access Control Overview

 

Console Port

SSH

Telnet

FTP

Web

SNMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

1

SSH and Telnet

1

5

No limit

concurrent

 

share 4

 

 

 

sessions allowed

 

sessions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When multiple login is disabled and there is already a console port session, you cannot telnet to the switch. The following error message displays.

Connection to host lost.

C:\>

If you disable multiple login while another administrator is accessing the switch via telnet, the switch will immediately log out the administrator and disconnect the telnet session. The following error message displays.

multi-login is disabled, please exit immediately!!

Connection to host lost.

C:\>

26.2 The Access Control Main Screen

Click Management > Access Control in the navigation panel to display the main screen as shown. Use these links to configure remote management options and create user accounts on the switch.

 

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