Enabling or disabling the system card requirement, Registering system cards from a card reader – Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Enabling or disabling the system card requirement

To use a system card to control activation of an encryption engine on a switch, you must enable the
system card requirement. If a system card is required, it must be read by the card reader on the
switch. You access the system card GUI from the Security tab.

Complete the following procedure to enable or disable the system card requirement.

1. Select Configure > Encryption from the menu task bar to display the Encryption Center

dialog box. (Refer to

Figure 266

on page 694.)

2. Select a group from the Encryption Center Devices table, then select Group > Security from the

menu task bar.

The Properties dialog box displays with the Security tab selected.

3. Under System Cards, select Required or Not Required as needed.

4. Click OK.

Registering system cards from a card reader

To register a system card from a card reader, a smart card must be physically available. System
cards can be registered during encryption group creation or member configuration when running
the configuration wizard, or they can be registered using the following procedure:

1. Select Configure > Encryption from the menu task bar to display the Encryption Center

dialog box. (Refer to

Figure 266

on page 694.)

2. Select a switch from the Encryption Center Devices table that is not already in an encryption

group, then select Switch > System Cards from the menu task bar.

The System Cards dialog box displays. (Refer to

Figure 271

on page 701.) The Registered

System Cards table lists all currently registered system card serial numbers and to whom they
are assigned. Also included are any notes related to the cards.

3. Click Register from Card Reader.

4. Insert a smart card into the card reader.

5. Wait for the card serial number to appear, then enter card assignment information as directed

and click OK.

6. Wait for the confirmation dialog box indicating initialization is done, then click OK.

The card is added to the Registered System Cards table.

NOTE

Store the card in a secure location, not in proximity to the switch or blade.

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