Security
Management Access Method
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STEP 1 Click Security > Mgmt Access Method > Profile Rules.
STEP  2 Select the Filter field, and an access profile. Click Go.
The selected access profile appears in the Profile Rule Table.
STEP  3 Click Add to add a rule.
STEP  4 Enter the parameters.
• Access Profile Name—Select an access profile.
• Rule Priority—Enter the rule priority. When the packet is matched to a rule, 
user groups are either granted or denied access to the device. The rule 
priority is essential to matching packets to rules, as packets are matched on 
a first-fit basis. 
• Management Method—Select the management method for which the rule 
is defined. The options are:
- All—Assigns all management methods to the rule.
- Telne t—Users requesting access to the device that meets the Telnet 
access profile criteria are permitted or denied access.
- Secure Telnet (SSH)—Users requesting access to the device that meets 
the Telnet access profile criteria, are permitted or denied access.
- HTTP—Assigns HTTP access to the rule. Users requesting access to the 
device that meets the HTTP access profile criteria, are permitted or 
denied.
- Secure HTTP (HTTPS)—Users requesting access to the device that 
meets the HTTPS access profile criteria, are permitted or denied.
- SNMP—Users requesting access to the device that meets the SNMP 
access profile criteria are permitted or denied.
• Action—Select Permit to permit the users that attempt to access the device 
by using the configured access method from the interface and IP source 
defined in this rule. Or select Deny to deny access.
• Applies to Interface—Select the interface attached to the rule. The options 
are:
- All—Applies to all ports, VLANs, and LAGs.
- User Defined—Applies only to the port, VLAN, or LAG selected.