Security Features; Snmp Community Strings; User Name And Passwords - SMC Networks 6724L2 - annexe 1 Management Manual

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Security Features

The SMC6724L2 provides security features which allow you to
control management access and network access as described in
the following sections.

SNMP Community Strings

Access to the switch using network management tools is controlled
by SNMP community strings. This switch supports up to five
community strings. A character string indicating the access rights of
the management community must be provided whenever you
send an SNMP message to the switch. Each community has either
read-only or read/write access rights. A community that has
read-only access can use only use GET and GETNEXT commands
to view the current configuration settings and status of the switch.
But a community with read/write access can use GET and
GETNEXT commands, as well as the SET command to configure
the switch.

User Name and Passwords

This switch can also be accessed via a direct connection to the
console port or through a network connection using Telnet or a
Web browser. When managing the switch by any of these means, a
user name and password is required to enter the system. The
factory defaults include two sets of user names and passwords.
One set has administrator rights, which allows you to view or
modify system parameters. The other set has read-only access,
which allows you to view the status of the system, but not to
modify it.
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