Protection from unauthorized access
6.3 Disabling the HiDiscovery
function
6.3.1 Description of the HiDiscovery protocol
The HiDiscovery protocol allows you to assign the device an IP address
based on its MAC address
HiDiscovery"). HiDiscovery is a layer 2 protocol.
Note: For security reasons, restrict the HiDiscovery function for the device or
disable it after you have assigned the IP parameters to the device.
6.3.2 Enabling/disabling the HiDiscovery function
Select the Basics:Network dialog.
Disable the HiDiscovery function in the "HiDiscovery Protocol" frame
or limit the access to "read-only".
enable
network protocol hidiscovery
off
network protocol hidiscovery
read-only
network protocol hidiscovery
read-write
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6.3 Disabling the HiDiscovery function
(see on page 35 „Entering the IP Parameters via
Switch to the Priviledged EXEC mode.
Disable HiDiscovery function.
Enable HiDiscovery function with "read-only" ac-
cess
Enable HiDiscovery function with "read-write" ac-
cess
Basic Configuration L2P
Release 4.2 07/08