Cabletron Systems CSX1000 - Manual (Page 139)

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C ONFIGURING S ECURITY L EVEL
Device Level Security
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C ONFIGURING D EVICE L EVEL S ECURITY
U SING CFGEDIT
1. Select Device Level Security from the Security Level Menu. If you need guidance to find this
menu, refer to the instructions provided in the
No Security configuration section.
2. Refer to the chapter Configuring Device Level Databases in order to select and configure the
device level database.
U SING M ANAGE M ODE
seclevel
Displays the current security level configuration data.
D EVICE L EVEL S ECURITY B ACKGROUND I NFORMATION
Device level security is an authentication process between internetworking devices, in which
authentication takes place automatically. Both bridges and routers support this form of
security.Device level security is available to the network locally through the On-node Device
Database or remotely through the VRA Manager or RADIUS Server.
Device level security is the default configuration. Through device level security, you have several
options for validating remote devices and providing security for the network. The security options
available are dependent on the remote device type and the line protocol in use.
The following tables summarize information needed for different device types:
Note: For further information regarding network interfaces and their corresponding
configuration elements, refer to the network interface information refer to the network
interface information in the
Configuring Basic IP Routing Options chapter.
Interface Type Associated Remote
Device Type
Security
Required?
WAN IP Host
PPP
optional
WAN (Direct Host) IP Host
PPP
optional
WAN (RLAN) HDLC Bridge
PPP
REQUIRED
WAN
(UnNumbered)
PPP REQUIRED
Device Type Security Options
PPP CLID, CHAP, PAP
HDLC Bridge CLID, MAC Address Security
IP Host CLID, IP Host ID