This chapter describes how to control access to the Switch.
38.1 Access Control Overview
A console port and FTP are allowed one session each, Telnet and SSH share nine sessions, up to five
Web sessions (five different user names and passwords) and/or limitless SNMP access control
sessions are allowed.
Table 118 Access Control Overview
Console Port
One session
A console port access control session and Telnet access control session cannot coexist when multi-
login is disabled. See the CLI Reference Guide for more information on disabling multi-login.
38.2 The Access Control Main Screen
Click Management > Access Control in the navigation panel to display the main screen as
shown.
Figure 172 Management > Access Control
38.3 About SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application layer protocol used to manage and
monitor TCP/IP-based devices. SNMP is used to exchange management information between the
network management system (NMS) and a network element (NE). A manager station can manage
and monitor the Switch through the network via SNMP version one (SNMPv1), SNMP version 2c or
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SSH
Telnet
FTP
Share up to nine
One session
sessions
HAPTER
Access Control
Web
Up to five accounts
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SNMP
No limit
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