Paradyne 9820-8M Benutzerhandbuch

Security and Logins

9820-A2-GB20-20

June 2000

An additional level of security is provided by:

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Limiting the IP addresses of NMSs that can access the FrameSaver unit.

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Performing validation checks on the IP address of SNMP management
systems attempting to access the FrameSaver unit.

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Specifying the access allowed for the authorized NMS when IP address
validation is performed.

The SNMP NMS Security Options screen provides the configuration options that
determine whether security checking is performed on the IP address of SNMP
management systems attempting to communicate with the unit.

Make sure that SNMP Management is set to Enable.

Menu selection sequence:
Main Menu 

→

Configuration 

→

Management and Communication 

→

General SNMP Management 

→

SNMP Management: Enable

  in Chapter 4, 

Configuration

Options, for more information about SNMP management configuration options.

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To limit SNMP access through IP addresses:

1. Select the SNMP NMS Security options:

Main Menu

→

Configuration

→

Management and Communication

→

SNMP NMS Security

2. Select and set the following configuration options, as appropriate. 

Enable IP address checking

NMS IP Validation to Enable.

Specify the number (between 1
and 10) of SNMP management
systems that are authorized to
send SNMP messages to the
FrameSaver unit

Number of Managers to the desired
number.

Specify the IP address(es) that
identifies the SNMP manager(s)
authorized to send SNMP
messages to the unit

NMS 

n IP Address to the appropriate

IP address.

Specify the access allowed for an
authorized NMS when IP address
validates is performed

Access Level to Read or Read/Write.

3. Save your changes.