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Securing the Console Port

You can use the console port on the device to connect to the Routing Engine through an RJ-45 serial cable. From the console port, you can use the CLI to configure the device. By default, the console port is enabled. To secure the console port, you can configure the device to do the following:

To secure the console port:

  1. Navigate to the top of the configuration hierarchy in either the J-Web or CLI configuration editor.
  2. Perform the configuration tasks described in Table 79.
  3. If you are finished configuring the network, commit the configuration.

Table 79: Securing the Console Port

Task

J-Web Configuration Editor

CLI Configuration Editor

Navigate to the Console level in the configuration hierarchy.

  1. In the J-Web interface, select CLI Tools>Point and Click CLI.
  2. Next to System, click Configure or Edit.
  3. Next to Ports, click Configure or Edit.
  4. Next to Console, click Configure or Edit.

From the [edit] hierarchy level, enter

edit system ports console

Secure the console port.
  1. Select one of the following check boxes:
    • Disable—Console port is disabled.
    • Insecure—Root login connections to the console are disabled.
    • Log out on disconnect—Logs out the console session when the serial cable connected to the console port is unplugged.
  2. Click OK.

Do one of the following:

  • To disable the console port, enter

    set disable

  • To disable root login connections to the console, enter

    set insecure

  • To log out the console session when the serial cable connected to the console port is unplugged, enter

    set log-out-on-disconnect
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