GE Multilin D400, Instruction Manual

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140 GE INFORMATION D400 SUBSTATION GATEWAY INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CHAPTER 12: USING THE D400 LOCAL CONFIGURATION UTILITY
Configure network
summary procedure
To configure Network Summary in the D400:
1.
Log into the D400 Utilities page.
Result: The
D400 #>>
command prompt appears.
2. Type d400cfg and press Enter .
Result: The D400 Configuration Utility menu appears.
3. Select option 3. Configure Network Interfaces .
4. Select option 6. Networking Summary .
Result: The available network subnet details appear:
1 172.12.232.25/24 Net1 Maintenance Internal
2. 1.5.4.3/16 vlan33@Net1 Active Internal
Configure secure access
SECURITY NOTICE : HTTP, FTP and TELNET services are considered unsecure. It is strongly
recommended that the user employ secure services HTTPS, SFTP, and SSH. The Secure
Access settings are described in Table 33.
The SFTP, and SSH services are automatically configured by default.
The HTTPS service is not enabled by default. It is the user's responsibility to install a
server certificate and enable HTTPS.
The user assumes all responsibility for associated security risks when enabling
unsecured services (i.e., HTTP, FTP, and TELNET) onto an unprotected network.
The
Configure Secure Access
menu allows you to configure the modes through
which users can access the D400.
Table 33: Secure access setting descriptions
Setting Description
Current Configuration Use this function to view the current state of the D400 secure access
settings.
Configure SSH Service Use this function to enable or disable access to the D400 through
the SSH protocol for Pass Through and Terminal Server Connections
Configure SFTP Service Use this function to enable or disable access to the D400 through
the Secure FTP protocol
Note : When transferring files to and from the D400, you may
receive file permission errors. Disable “permission change error
reporting” in your file transfer utility to prevent these messages from
appearing.
Configure Web Mode Select the mode used to access the D400 web interface. That is,
either:
- Through an HTTP connection, or
- Redirected to an HTTPS connection.
Configure Emergency Access
Ports
By default, the root user cannot access the D400 remotely. Instead,
this account can only be used to access the D400 locally through
one of the configured emergency access ports.
Configure TELNET Service Use this function to enable or disable access to the D400 through
the TELNET protocol
Configure FTP Service Use this function to enable or disable access to the D400 through
the FTP protocol
Note : When transferring files to and from the D400, you may
receive file permission errors. Disable “permission change error
reporting” in your file transfer utility to prevent these messages from
appearing.