Brocade Communications Systems Brocade ICX 6650 6650 - Manual (Page 32)

12 Brocade ICX 6650 Security Configuration Guide
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Remote access to management function restrictions
Allowing SNMP access to the Brocade device
To allow SNMP access to the Brocade device, enter the following command.
Brocade(config)# snmp-server
Syntax: [no] snmp-server
Disabling specific access methods
You can specifically disable the following access methods:
• Telnet access
• SNMP access
• TFTP
NOTE
If you disable Telnet access, you will not be able to access the CLI except through a serial connection
to the management module. If you disable SNMP access, you will not be able to use an SNMP-based
management applications.
Disabling Telnet access
You can use a Telnet client to access the CLI on the device over the network. If you do not plan to
use the CLI over the network and want to disable Telnet access to prevent others from establishing
CLI sessions with the device, enter the following command.
Brocade(config)# no telnet server
To re-enable Telnet operation, enter the following command.
Brocade(config)# telnet server
Syntax: [no] telnet server
Disabling SNMP access
To disable SNMP management of the device.
Brocade(config)# no snmp-server
To later re-enable SNMP management of the device.
Brocade(config)# snmp-server
Syntax: no snmp-server
Disabling TFTP access
You can globally disable TFTP to block TFTP client access. By default, TFTP client access is enabled.
To disable TFTP client access, enter the following command at the Global CONFIG level of the CLI.
Brocade(config)# tftp disable