Limiting ftp access – Paradyne 9788 User Manual

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6. Security and Logins

6-6

December

2002

9700-A2-GB20-20

Limiting FTP Access

FTP access can be limited by:

Disabling FTP access completely.

Limiting FTP bandwidth.

Requiring a user ID and password to login.

Procedure

To limit FTP access when the session is not on the TS Management Link:

1. Select the Telnet and FTP Session options.

Main Menu

→Configuration→Management and Communication→

Telnet and FTP Sessions

2. Set the following configuration options, as appropriate:

3. Save your changes.

See

Configuring Telnet and/or FTP Sessions

in Chapter 4,

Configuration Options,

for more information about setting FTP configuration options.

To . . .

Set the configuration option . . .

Disable FTP

FTP Session to: Disable.

Require a login

Login Required to: Enable.

NOTE: User ID and password combinations must be
defined. See

Creating a Login for the User Interface

on

page 6-13.

Level-1 access is required to download software to the unit,
or to upload or download configuration files. Level-3 is
sufficient to access SLV historical information via NMS.

If you want to allow users to configure the unit or perform file
transfers and downloads, keep the access at Level-1.

Limit bandwidth for
FTP

FTP Max Transfer Rate to: a rate less than the network line
speed, typically less than or equal to the CIR.

T

his method is not recommended if SLV reports are desired

since FTP is required to generate the reports.

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