managing problem in C1300-48fp

[chpmotry]

Hi guys.

I'm working on a biulding project with 120 users, and I plan to use four C1300-48FP switches."The switches in this building are only placed at the access layer and will be connected to the data center via fiber optics."

The only thing I don't like about these switches is that they lack a command-line and SSH programming environment. This means that the configuration data is managed entirely through their web-based interface, which raises concerns about the security of the switch configurations.

In other switch models, an SSH environment is available, which transmits configurations in an encrypted form over the network. What do you think is a good solution to secure the configurations made through the web interface of these switches?

[marce1000 · Accepted solution]

   - These devices for sure support SSH : https://www.hi-network.com/enabling-ssh-on-cisco-catalyst-1300-series-switches-a-step-by-step-guide.html?srsltid=AfmBOoo1Dbv7oczTtW6zXi2aQ871uFVjNAtS7i-mQzua_XtZU-zRDCCN
     As you are saying ,switches are best configured through SSH , not the GUI

     Appendix : ref https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-1300-series-switches/nb-06-cat1300-ser-data-sheet-cte-en.html
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Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol

SSH is a secure replacement for Telnet traffic. Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) also uses SSH. SSH v1 and v2 are supported

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[Joseph W. Doherty]

I agree with @marce1000 , i.e. believe switch supports a secure CLI.

That said, does the web interface support https?  If so, likely it's adequately secure.