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C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration
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Security
The authentications list defines the hosts that can carry out SNMP,
TFTP or Telnet management on the switch, have read-write or read-
only rights and access to communities. You can:
• Add a new entry to the list
• Delete an entry
• Edit existing entries
Adding a device To add a host that is allowed to carry out management on the switch:
1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup.
2 Click Authentications.
3 Click Send trap when authentication violation.
A message will be sent to the
Traps window if unauthorized
hosts try to carry out management on the switch.
4 Click Add.
5 In IP address, type the IP address of the device to manage
the switch.
You can have a maximum of eight addresses in the list. The
address 0.0.0.0 indicates that all IP addresses are accepted.
6 Click Protocol and select one.
7 Click Rights and specify the level of access to the switch
8 For SNMP only, click Community and type the SNMP request
name accepted by the SNMP agent.
If no community name is specified, all community names are
accepted by the SNMP agent.
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