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4.5 Trusted Networks
The Trusted Networks facility gives you the option to nominate specific IP addresses that users
(Administrators and Users) must be located at in order to have access to Console Server serial ports:
Select Serial & Network: Trusted Networks
To add a new trusted network, select Add Rule
Select the Accessible Port(s) that the new rule is to be applied to
Then enter the Network Address of the subnet to be permitted access
Then specify the range of addresses that are to be permitted by entering a Network Mask for
that permitted IP range e.g.
To permit all the users located with a particular Class C network (204.15.5.0 say) connection
to the nominated port, add the following Trusted Network New Rule:
Network IP Address 204.15.5.0
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
If you want to permit only the one user who is located at a specific IP address (204.15.5.13
say) to connect: