To Set Up And Install The Switch In Your Network; Overview Of Access Security Features - HP ProCurve 6400cl Series Access Security Manual

To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your
Network
Use the ProCurve Installation and Getting Started Guide (shipped with your
switch) for the following:
■ Notes, cautions, and warnings related to installing and using the switch
and its related modules
■ Instructions for physically installing the switch in your network
Quickly assigning an IP address and subnet mask, set a Manager pass­
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word, and (optionally) configure other basic features
■ Interpreting LED behavior
For the latest version of this guide, refer to "Getting Documentation From the
Web" on page 6.

Overview of Access Security Features

■ Local Manager and Operator Passwords (page 2-1): Control access
and privileges for the CLI, menu, and web browser interfaces. Includes
front-panel security information that allows you to disable or re-enable
some of the functions of the Clear and the Reset buttons located on the
switch's front panel.
Web and MAC Authentication (page 4-1): Provides user or device
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authentication through a RADIUS server without requiring the client to
use 802.1x supplicant software.
■ TACACS+ Authentication (page 5-1): Uses an authentication applica­
tion on a server to allow or deny access to the switch.
■ RADIUS Authentication and Accounting (page 6-1): Uses RADIUS
authentication on a central server to allow or deny access to the switch.
RADIUS also provides accounting services for sending data about user
activity and system events to a RADIUS server.
Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication (page 7-1): Provides encrypted
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paths for remote access to switch management functions.
■ Secure Socket Layer (SSL) (page 8-1): Provides remote web access
to the switch via encrypted authentication paths between the switch and
management station clients capable of SSL/TLS operation.

To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network

Getting Started
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