Dell PowerConnect B-RX - Chapter 4 Securing Access to Management Functions; Securing Access Methods

BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 61
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Chapter
4
Securing Access to Management Functions
Securing access methods
This chapter explains how to secure access to management functions on the device.
NOTE
For the device, RADIUS Challenge is supported for 802.1x authentication but not for login
authentication. Also, multiple challenges are supported for TACACS+ login authentication.
The following table lists the management access methods available on the device, how they are
secured by default, and the ways in which they can be secured.
TABLE 35 Ways to secure management access to the device
Access method How the access method is
secured by default
Ways to secure the access method See page
Serial access to the CLI Not secured Establish passwords for management
privilege levels
page 71
Access to the Privileged EXEC
and CONFIG levels of the CLI
Not secured Establish a password for Telnet access
to the CLI
page 71
Establish passwords for management
privilege levels
page 71
Set up local user accounts page 74
Configure TACACS and TACACS+
security
page 82
Configure RADIUS security page 98
Telnet access Not secured Regulate Telnet access using ACLs page 63
Allow Telnet access only from specific
IP addresses
page 66
Allow Telnet access only to clients
connected to a specific VLAN
page 68
Specify the maximum number of login
attempts for Telnet access
page 67
Disable Telnet access page 69
Establish a password for Telnet access page 71
Establish passwords for privilege levels
of the CLI
page 71
Set up local user accounts page 74
Configure TACACS and TACACS+
security
page 82
Configure RADIUS security page 98