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USER’S GUIDE masterswitch plus
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Summary of access methods
Interface Security Access Notes
Serial
Control
Console
Access is by user name and
password.
Always enabled.
Tel net
Control
Console
These methods are
available:
• User name and password
• Selectable server port
• Server Enable/Disable
The user name and password are
transmitted as plain text.
SNMP These methods are
available:
• Community Name
• NMS IP filters
• Agent Enable/Disable
• Four access communities
with read/write/disable
capability
The NMS IP filters allow access from
designated IP addresses.
• 159.215.12.1 allows only the NMS
with that IP address to have access.
• 159.215.12.255 allows access for any
NMS on the 159.215.12 segment.
• 159.215.255.255 allows access for
any NMS on the 159.215 segment.
• 159.255.255.255 allows access for
any NMS on the 159 segment.
• 0.0.0.0 or 255.255.255.255 allows
access for any NMS.
FTP Server These methods are
available:
• User name and password
• Selectable server port
• Server Enable/Disable
The user name and password are
transmitted as plain text.
Web Server These methods are
available:
• User name and password
• Selectable server port
• Server Enable/Disable
• MD5 Authentication option
In basic HTTP authentication mode, the
user name and password are
transmitted base-64 encoded (with no
encryption). MD5 authentication mode
uses a user name and password
phrase.