Introduction; About This Guide; For More Information; Switch Access Security - ProCurve 2900 Manual

Security Overview

Introduction

Introduction

Before you connect your switch to a network, ProCurve strongly recommends
that you review the Security Overview beginning on page 1-3. It outlines the
potential threats for unauthorized switch and network access, and provides
guidelines on how to use the various security features available on the switch
to prevent such access. For more information on individual features, see the
references provided.

About This Guide

This Access Security Guide describes how to configure security features on
the switches covered in this guide.
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For an introduction to the standard conventions used in this guide, refer to
the Getting Started chapter in the Management and Configuration Guide for
your switch.

For More Information

For information on which product manual to consult for a specific software
feature, refer to the "Feature Index" on page xiv of this guide.
For the latest version of all ProCurve switch documentation, including
Release Notes covering recently added features and other software topics,
visit the ProCurve Networking web site at www.procurve.com, click on Tech­
nical support, and then click on Product Manuals (all).

Switch Access Security

This section outlines provisions for protecting access to the switch's status
information and configuration settings. ProCurve switches are designed as
"plug and play" devices, allowing quick and easy installation in your network.
However, when preparing the switch for network operation, ProCurve
strongly recommends that you enforce a security policy to help ensure that
the ease in getting started is not used by unauthorized persons as an opportu­
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