Security
Management Access Method
Cisco 350XG & 550XG Series 10G Stackable Managed Switches
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If a console-only access profile has been activated, the only way to deactivate it is
through a direct connection from the management station to the physical console
port on the device.
For more information see
Use the Access Profiles page to create an access profile and to add its first rule. If
the access profile only contains a single rule, you are finished. To add additional
rules to the profile, use the Profile Rules page.
STEP 1
Click
Security
>
Mgmt Access Method
>
Access Profiles
.
This page displays all of the access profiles, active and inactive.
STEP 2
To change the active access profile, select a profile from the
Active Access
Profile
drop down menu and click
Apply
. This makes the chosen profile the active
access profile.
NOTE
A caution message appears if you selected Console Only. If you
continue, you are immediately disconnected from the web-based
configuration utility and can access the device only through the console
port. This only applies to device types that offer a console port.
A caution message displays if you selected any other access profile, warning you
that, depending on the selected access profile, you might be disconnected from
the web-based configuration utility.
STEP 3
Click
OK
to select the active access profile or click
Cancel
to discontinue the
action.
STEP 4
Click
Add
to open the Add Access Profile page. The page allows you to configure
a new profile and one rule.
STEP 5
Enter the
Access Profile Name
. This name can contain up to 32 characters.
STEP 6
Enter the parameters.
•
Rule Priority
—Enter the rule priority. When the packet is matched to a rule,
user groups are either granted or denied access to the device. The rule
priority is essential to matching packets to rules, as packets are matched on
a first-match basis. One is the highest priority.
•
Management Method
—Select the management method for which the rule
is defined. The options are:
-
All
—Assigns all management methods to the rule.
