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Using Authorized IP Managers
Defining Authorized Management Stations
Overview of IP Mask Operation
The default IP Mask is 255.255.255.255 and allows switch access only to a
station having an IP address that is identical to the Authorized Manager IP
parameter value. ("255" in an octet of the mask means that only the exact value
in the corresponding octet of the Authorized Manager IP parameter is allowed
in the IP address of an authorized management station.) However, you can
alter the mask and the Authorized Manager IP parameter to specify ranges of
authorized IP addresses. For example, a mask of 255.255.255.0 and any value
for the Authorized Manager IP parameter allows a range of 0 through 255 in
the 4th octet of the authorized IP address, which enables a block of up to 254
IP addresses for IP management access (excluding 0 for the network and 255
for broadcasts). A mask of 255.255.255.252 uses the 4th octet of a given Autho-
rized Manager IP address to authorize four IP addresses for management
station access. The details on how to use IP masks are provided under
"Building IP Masks" on page 11-10.
N o t e
The IP Mask is a method for recognizing whether a given IP address is
authorized for management access to the switch. This mask serves a different
purpose than IP subnet masks and is applied in a different manner.
Menu: Viewing and Configuring IP Authorized
Managers
From the console Main Menu, select:
2. Switch Configuration ...
7. IP Authorized Managers
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