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Setting Access Policies

The Access Policy feature allows you to control access to the switch by specifying the hosts or networks that can access the switch through various services. In Device Manager, set access policies through the Access Policy tab, accessed by clicking Edit > Security.

Click on Insert to insert an Access Policy, and the Insert Access Policy dialog box opens. The elements for the Access Policy tab and the Insert Access Policy dialog box are defined below.


Item Description
Id
Policy ID.
Name
Name of this policy.
PolicyEnable
Select to activate the access policy.
Mode
Indicates whether a packet having a source IP address that matches this entry should be permitted to enter the device or denied access.
Service
Selects the protocol to which this entry should be applied.
Precedence
Indicates the precedence of the policy. The lower the number, the higher the precedence (1 to 128).
NetAddr
Source network IP address. An address of 0.0.0.0 specifies any address on the network.
NetMask
Source network masks.
TrustedHostAddr
Trusted IP address of the host performing rlogin or rsh into the device. Applies only to rlogin and rsh.
Note: You cannot use wild card entries.
TrustedHostUserName
User name assigned to the trusted host. Applies only to rlogin and rsh.
Note: You cannot use wild card entries. The user must already be logged in with the user name to be assigned to the trusted host.
AccessLevel
Access level of the trusted host (Read-Only, Read-Write, or Read-Write-All).

To set up an access policy:

  1. Choose Edit > Security, and click the Insert button in the Access Policy tab.
  2. Click the PolicyEnable box.
  3. Select a service and whether to allow it or deny it.
  4. Set a precedence number for the service (lower numbers mean higher precedence).
  5. Enter an IP address or range of addresses in the NetAddr field.
  6. Set the access level for the service.
  7. Click Insert.

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