APC AP9312TH User Manual

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Environmental Monitoring Unit: User’s Guide
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Security
Authentication 
continued
Summary of access 
methods
The following table describes interfaces and its access methods.
Interface
Interface
Interface
Interface
Security Access
Security Access
Security Access
Security Access
Notes
Notes
Notes
Notes
Serial Control 
Console
Access is by user name and 
password.
Always enabled.
Telnet Control 
Console
These methods are available:
• User name and password
• Selectable server port
• Server Enable/Disable
The user name and password 
are transmitted as plain text.
SNMP
These methods are available:
• Community Name
NMS IP
 filters
• Agent Enable/Disable
• Four access communities with 
read/write/disable capability
The NMS IP filters allow access 
from designated IP addresses.
• 159.215.12.1 allows only the 
NMS with that IP address to 
have access.
• 159.215.12.255 allows 
access for any NMS on the 
159.215.12 segment.
• 159.215.255.255 allows 
access for any NMS on the 
159.215 segment.
• 159.255.255.255 allows 
access for any NMS on the 
159 segment.
• 0.0.0.0 or 255.255.255.255 
allows access for any NMS.
FTP Server
These methods are available:
• User name and password
• Selectable server port
• Server Enable/Disable
Only the Administrator account 
has access.
Web Server
These methods are available:
• User name and password
• Selectable server port
• Server Enable/Disable
MD5
 Authentication option
In basic 
HTTP
 authentication 
mode, the user name and 
password are transmitted base-
64 encoded (with no 
encryption). 
MD5
 authentication 
mode uses a user name and 
password phrase.