Lucent Technologies SLV 9124 Window User Manual


 
Security and Logins
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9124-A2-LB20-00
March 2000
Limiting SNMP Access Through IP Addresses
An additional level of security is provided by:
H Limiting the IP addresses of NMSs that can access the FrameSaver unit.
H Performing validation checks on the IP address of SNMP management
systems attempting to access the FrameSaver unit.
H Specifying the access allowed for the authorized NMS when IP address
validation is performed.
The SNMP NMS Security Options screen provides the configuration options that
determine whether security checking is performed on the IP address of SNMP
management systems attempting to communicate with the unit.
Make sure that SNMP Management is set to Enable.
Menu selection sequence:
Main Menu Configuration Management and Communication
General SNMP Management SNMP Management: Enable
See Configuring General SNMP Management in Chapter 3, Configuration, for
more information about SNMP management configuration options.
" Procedure
To limit SNMP access through IP addresses:
1. Select the SNMP NMS Security options:
Main Menu Configuration Management and Communication
SNMP NMS Security
2. Select and set the following configuration options, as appropriate.
To . . .
Set the configuration option . . .
Enable IP address checking NMS IP Validation to Enable.
Specify the number (between 1
and 10) of SNMP management
systems that are authorized to
send SNMP messages to the
FrameSaver unit
Number of Managers to the desired
number.
Specify the IP address(es) that
identifies the SNMP manager(s)
authorized to send SNMP
messages to the unit
NMS n IP Address to the appropriate
IP address.
Specify the access allowed for an
authorized NMS when IP address
validates is performed
Access Level to Read or Read/Write.
3. Save your changes.