Security, Chapter 6 – Cabletron Systems SEHI-22/24 User Manual

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Chapter 6

Security

Launching the Security application; LANVIEW

SECURE

defined; configuring security; enabling security

and traps at the repeater, hub, and port levels; security on non-LANVIEW

SECURE

Hubs

The Security application allows you to configure and manage the
LANVIEW

SECURE

feature incorporated into the new generation of Cabletron’s

family of stackable hubs. LANVIEW

SECURE

provides enhanced intruder

protection by allowing you to secure two source MAC addresses per port, along
with an additional floating cache of up to 32 addresses among ports on a single
hub; in addition, LANVIEW

SECURE

provides eavesdrop protection by scrambling

the data portion of each packet to all ports except the destination port.

To launch the Security application

from the icon:

1.

Click on the appropriate device icon to display the icon menu.

2.

Drag down to Security and release.

from the Hub View:

1.

Click on

to display the Device menu.

2.

Drag down to Security and release.

NOTE

Some portions of LANVIEW

SECURE

functionality will apply to all ports in the SEHI-

managed hubstack, including ports residing on older, non-LANVIEW

SECURE

hubs; these

will be noted throughout the text, and summarized in the section entitled Security on
Non-LANVIEW

SECURE

Hubs

.

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