Dell PowerConnect 6024 User Manual page 162

Adding an Access Profile
1
Open the Access Profiles page.
2
Click Add Profile to open the Add an Access Profile page.
Figure 6-42. Add an Access Profile
The Add an Access Profile page contains the following fields:
Access Profile Name — User-defined name for the access profile.
Rule Priority — Indicates the rule priority. When the packet is matched to a rule, user groups
are either granted or denied device management access. The rule order is set by defining a
rule number within the Profile Rules table. The rule number is essential to matching packets
to rules, as packets are matched on a first-fit basis. The rule priorities are assigned in the
Profile Rules Table.
Management Method — The management method for which the access profile is defined.
Users with this access profile can access the device using the management method selected.
Interface — The interface type to which the rule applies. This is an optional field. You can
apply this rule to a selected port, LAG, or VLAN by checking the check box and selecting the
appropriate option button and interface.
NOTE:
denied. If an access profile is not assigned to any interface, the device can be accessed by all.
Source IP Address — The interface source IP address for which the rule applies. This is an
optional field and indicate that the rule is valid for a subnetwork.
Network Mask — The IP subnetwork mask.
Prefix Length — The number of bits that comprise the source IP address prefix, or the
network mask of the source IP address.
Action — Defines whether to permit or deny management access to the defined interface.
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Configuring System Information
Assigning an access profile to an interface implies that access via other interfaces is