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Remote Access
This chapter provides information about Network Management’s remote
access capabilities and security issues. It includes the following sections:
•
Introduction to Remote Access
- An introduction to remote
access issues.
•
Remote Access and Security
- Information about security
issues when running a remote session of Network Management.
•
Starting a Remote Session
- Detailed instructions on how to
start a remote session of Avaya Network Management Console.
Introduction to Remote Access
Network Management allows remote access to your network. This
enables you to monitor your network from any computer with Internet
access. Users can access their network by pointing a web browser at the
IP address of their Avaya Network Management Server. The user must
enter a username and password. Once these are authenticated, Avaya
Network Management Console opens.
Remote Access and Security
Network Management’s files are secured by Windows NT’s NTFS file
system. This prevents unauthorized users from changing Network
Management’s files. In addition, the web server should be configured to
require authentication. This allows only authorized users to access Avaya
Network Management Console remotely. For more information on NTFS
and configuring the web server, refer to
Microsoft Windows NT/2000 User
Guide
and
Avaya Network Manager 5.0 for Windows 2000/XP Installation
Guide
.
Remote sessions of Avaya Network Management Console use SNMP
version 1. Since this protocol transmits unencrypted information, a
firewall will prevent remote access to Network Management if it is
configured to do so. In addition, remote sessions of Avaya Network
Management Console are read-only. Devices cannot be added, deleted,
or modified to the Network Map via remote access.
