Thinklogical TLX160, Руководство по эксплуатации продукта

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TLX160 Matrix Switch Product Manual
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Rev. E, February, 2018
Administration Access
There are only two methods by which the administrator can access the Switch Controller Configurations:
1. Using the serial console directly connected to the Switch. (It should be noted that, while no
administrator password is required to use the serial console, physical access to the Switch is
required. Therefore, the Switch should be stored in a physically secure location to avoid
unauthorized access.)
2. Using SSH access
The Switch allows SSH connections to the Switch for management purposes. SSH sessions are
authenticated using an encrypted password file.
Password Security
For security purposes, the Switch defaults to using the Message-Digest Algorithm (MD5) and
shadow passwords
. It is highly recommended that you do not alter these settings. If you
select the older Data Encryption Standard (DES) format, passwords will be limited to eight
alphanumeric characters (disallowing punctuation and other special characters) with a modest
56-bit level of encryption.
The single most important thing you can do to protect the Switch
is create a strong password.
Creating Strong Passwords :
The password can contain up to 127 characters and cannot contain a space.
MAKE THE PASSWORD AT LEAST EIGHT CHARACTERS LONG. The longer the password,
the more effective it will be. If you are using an MD5 password, it should be approximately 15
characters long. With DES passwords, use the maximum eight-character length.
MIX UPper AnD LowER CASE LETTERS. Passwords are case sensitive, so mixing will multiply
the number of possible combinations.
MIX LETTER5 AND NUM8ERS within the password to enhance its strength.
INCLUDE NON-ALPHANUMERIC CH@RACTER$. Special characters (& $ % >) and
punctuation marks (? “- !) increase the strength of a password.