6. Security and Logins
6-10 December 2002 9700-A2-GB20-20
Limiting SNMP Access Through IP Addresses
An additional level of security is provided by:
Limiting the NMS IP addresses that can access the FrameSaver unit.
SNMP Management System IP address validation.
Specifying the access level allowed at the time IP address validation is
performed.
Make sure that SNMP Management is set to Enable. Menu selection sequence:
Main Menu Configuration Management and Communication
General SNMP Management
See
Configuring General SNMP Management
in Chapter 4,
Configuration
Options,
for more information about SNMP management configuration options.
The SNMP NMS Security Options screen provides the configuration options that
determine whether security checking is performed on an IP address when unit
communications attempts are being made.
Procedure
To limit SNMP access through IP addresses:
1. Select the SNMP NMS Security option:
Main Menu Configuration Management and Communication
SNMP NMS Security
2. Set the following configuration options, as appropriate:
3. S
ave your changes.
See
Configuring SNMP NMS Security
in Chapter 4,
Configuration Options,
for
more information about SNMP NMS Security configuration options.
To . . . Set the configuration option . . .
Enable IP address checking NMS IP Validation to: Enable.
Specify the number (1–10) 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 NMS IP address.
Specify the access allowed for an authorized
NMS when IP address validation is performed
Access Level to:
Read or Read/Write.
