Paradyne 9788 - Manual (Page 128)

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.