Fore Systems ES-2810 - Authentication; Purpose; Security

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FORE Systems ES-2810 Ethernet Switch User's Manual
Standard Configuration
3.6 Authentication
3.6.1 Purpose
SNMP is a fully defined, interoperative standard that helps you manage both the switch and
the network. To do this you can:
• Specify the names of the hosts to access the SNMP agent on the switch (authenti-
cation) by defining the source IP and community
• Specify read-write or read-only for authenticated hosts
• Request a trap to be sent if authentication is violated
NOTE
If no hosts are defined in the Authentication List,
any host can access the SNMP agent in the
switch.
3.6.2 Security
The authentications list defines the hosts that can carry out SNMP, TFTP or Telnet manage-
ment on the switch, have read-write or read-only rights and access to communities. You can:
• Add a new entry to the list
• Delete an entry
• Edit existing entries