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Remote access to management function restrictions
Restricting access to the device based on IP or
MAC address
You can restrict remote management access to the Brocade device, using Telnet, SSH, HTTP, and
HTTPS, based on the connecting client IP or MAC address.
Restricting Telnet connection
You can restrict Telnet connection to a device based on the client IP address or MAC address.
To allow Telnet access to the Brocade device only to the host with IP address 209.157.22.39 and
MAC address 0007.e90f.e9a0, enter the following command.
Brocade(config)#telnet client 209.157.22.39 0007.e90f.e9a0
Syntax: [no] telnet client <ip-addr> | <ipv6-addr> <mac-addr>
NOTE
For FCX devices, this feature applies only to IPv4 clients.
The following command allows Telnet access to the Brocade device to a host with any IP address
and MAC address 0007.e90f.e9a0.
Brocade(config)#telnet client any 0007.e90f.e9a0
Syntax: [no] telnet client any <mac-addr>
Restricting SSH connection
You can restrict SSH connection to a device based on the client IP address or MAC address.
To allow SSH access to the Brocade device only to the host with IP address 209.157.22.39 and
MAC address 0007.e90f.e9a0, enter the following command.
Brocade(config)#ip ssh client 209.157.22.39 0007.e90f.e9a0
Syntax: [no] ip ssh client <ip-addr> | <ipv6-addr> <mac-addr>
To allow SSH access to the Brocade device to a host with any IP address and MAC address
0007.e90f.e9a0, enter the following command.
Brocade(config)#ip ssh client any 0007.e90f.e9a0
Syntax: [no] ip ssh client any <mac-addr>
Restricting HTTP and HTTPS connection
You can restrict an HTTP or HTTPS connection to a device based on the client IP address or MAC
address.
To allow HTTP and HTTPS access to the Brocade device only to the host with IP address
209.157.22.40 and MAC address 0007.e90f.ab1c, enter the following command.
Brocade(config)#web client 209.157.22.40 0007.e90f.ab1c
Syntax: [no] web client <ip-addr> | <ipv6-addr> <mac-addr>
The following command allows HTTP and HTTPS access to the Brocade device to a host with any IP
address and MAC address 0007.e90f.10ba.