Restricting Remote Access To Management Functions - Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Configuration Manual

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Access method
Web management access
SNMP (Brocade Network
Advisor) access
TFTP access
Access for Stacked
Devices

Restricting remote access to management functions

You can restrict access to management functions from remote sources, including Telnet, the Web
Management Interface, and SNMP. The following methods for restricting remote access are
supported:
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Restricting remote access to management functions
Ways to secure management access to Dell PowerConnect devices (Continued)
How the access
method is secured
by default
SNMP read or
read-write
community strings
SNMP read or
read-write
community strings
and the password
to the Super User
privilege level
NOTE: SNMP read
or
read-write
community
strings are
always
required
for SNMP
access to
the device.
Not secured
Access to multiple
consoles must be
secured after AAA
is enabled
Ways to secure the access method
Regulate Web management access using ACLs
Allow Web management access only from
specific IP addresses
Allow Web management access only to clients
connected to a specific VLAN
Disable Web management access
Configure SSL security for the Web
Management Interface
Set up local user accounts
Establish SNMP read or read-write community
strings for SNMP versions 1 and 2
Establishing user groups for SNMP version 3
Configure TACACS/TACACS+ security
Configure RADIUS security
Regulate SNMP access using ACLs
Allow SNMP access only from specific IP
addresses
Disable SNMP access
Allow SNMP access only to clients connected to
a specific VLAN
Establish passwords to management levels of
the CLI
Set up local user accounts
Establish SNMP read or read-write community
strings
Allow TFTP access only to clients connected to a
specific VLAN
Disable TFTP access
Extra steps must be taken to secure multiple
consoles in an IronStack.
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