CANOGA PERKINS 9145E NID Software Version 3.0 - Manual (Page 15)

Introduction 9145E NID Software User’s Manual
Management Access
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1.0 About the 9145E Software
Building on the industry-leading 10/100/1G 9145 Network Interface Device (NID), the 9145E
adds dual mode UTP/SFP ports, a multi-purpose network protection link/NNI Performance
Measuring Port, and an Ethernet OOB port to provide out-of-band management. Its larger, faster
processor allows advanced features including per VLAN traffic statistics and full 802.1ag CFM
support, in future releases.
1.1 Management Access
The 9145E can be managed through any of several access ports.
VT-100 Terminal - The VT-100 terminal is used to manage the NID locally via the EAI-232
serial port. It is primary used to perform initial configurations is the NID before it is connected
to the network..
Telnet - Once the 9145E has been connected to your network it can be accessed using Tel-
net. All commands and functions are available using standard Telnet software.
SNMP - All commands and functions are also available using an SNMP manager. The 9145E
supports SNMP v1/v2c/v3 and many standard MIBs as well as CP proprietary MIBs.
1.2 Management Security Features
The 9145E has comprehensive management access security features, including SNMPv3
authorization, RADIUS, password formatting, and user access controls. You can set values and
options within the software that will work with the security protocols on your network. The four
network security protocols listed below are supported. In addition, the 9145E provides options to
define strong passwords, independent of the security protocols.
SNMPv3 - SNMPv3 provides authentication and encryption of management traffic across a
network.
Remote Access Dial In User Security (RADIUS) - The RADIUS server maintains user
account information. At login, the 9145E queries the server which authenticates the user-
name and password and sends a message to the 9145E to allow the login. The RADIUS
server can also be set up to require additional authentication information before accepting the
user. If the username or password is not valid, the RADIUS server sends a message to the
9145E to disallow the login and reject the user.
Chapter 1
Introduction