Administrator Guide

NOTE: For user interface reference information, click Help.
Create an Access Filter for a Storage Center
Create an access lter to explicitly allow administrative connections from a user privilege level, specic user, IP address, or range of
IP addresses.
Prerequisite
The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator privilege.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the IP Filtering tab.
4. Click Create Filter. The Create IP Filter dialog box opens.
5. Select the Storage Center user or user privilege level to allow.
• To allow access to a Storage Center user privilege level, select User Privilege Level, then select a privilege level from the
drop-down menu.
• To allow access to an individual Storage Center user, select Specic User, then select a user from the drop-down menu.
6. Specify which source IP addresses to allow.
NOTE: If network address translation (NAT) is enabled in your network environment, be sure to specify the IP
address(es) visible to the Storage Center.
• To allow all source IP addresses, select All Hosts.
• To allow access to a specic IP address, select Single IP Address, then type the IP address in the eld.
• To allow access to a range of IP addresses, select Range of IP Addresses, then type the rst and last IP addresses in the
elds.
7. When you are nished, click OK.
Modify an Access Filter for a Storage Center
Modify an access lter to change the users or IP addresses it allows.
Prerequisite
The Storage Center must be added to Storage Manager using a Storage Center user with the Administrator privilege.
Steps
1. Select a Storage Center from the Storage view. (Data Collector connected Storage Manager Client only)
2. In the Summary tab, click Edit Settings. The Edit Storage Center Settings dialog box opens.
3. Click the IP Filtering tab.
4. Select the access lter that you want to modify, then click Modify Filter. The Modify IP Filter dialog box appears.
5. Modify the access lter settings as needed. For user interface reference information, click Help.
6. (Optional) Modify the allowed Storage Center user or user privilege level.
• To allow access to a Storage Center user privilege level, select User Privilege Level, then select a privilege level from the
drop-down menu.
• To allow access to an individual Storage Center user, select Specic User, then select a user from the drop-down menu.
7. (Optional) Modify the allowed source IP addresses.
NOTE: If network address translation (NAT) is enabled in your network environment, be sure to specify the IP
address(es) visible to the Storage Center.
• To allow all source IP addresses, select All Hosts.
• To allow access to a specic IP address, select Single IP Address, then type the IP address in the eld.
• To allow access to a range of IP addresses, select Range of IP Addresses, then type the rst and last IP addresses in the
elds.
8. When you are nished, click OK.
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