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6. Security and Logins
9128-A2-GB20-80 September 2002
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Limiting FTP Access
FTP access can be limited by:
Disabling FTP access completely.
Requiring a user ID and password to login.
Limiting FTP bandwidth.
Procedure
To limit FTP access when the session is
not on
the TS Access Management Link:
1. Select the Telnet and FTP Session options.
Main Menu
→
Configuration
→
Management and Communication
→
Telnet and FTP Sessions
2. Set the following configuration options, as appropriate.
3. S
ave your changes.
See
Configuring Telnet and/or FTP Session Support
in Chapter 4,
Configuration
Options,
for more information about setting FTP configuration options.
To . . . Set the configuration option . . .
Disable FTP FTP Session to Disable.
Require a login Login Required to Enable.
NOTE:
User ID and password combinations must
be defined. See
Creating a Login
on page 6-12.
If you want to allow users to configure the unit or
perform file transfers, including downloads, keep
the access at Level-1.
Level-1 access is required to download software to
the unit, or to upload or download configuration
files. Level-3 is sufficient for NMS access for SLV
historical information.
Limit bandwidth for FTP FTP Max Transfer Rate to a rate less than the
network line speed, typically less than or equal to
the CIR.
T
his method is not recommended if SLV reports are
desired since FTP is required to generate the
reports.