Raritan PX2-1000 SERIES, User Manual

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Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface
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Access Security Control
The PX provides tools to control access. You can enable the internal
firewall, create firewall rules, and create login limitations.
Tip: You can also create and install the certificate or set up external
authentication servers to control any access. See
Setting Up a TLS
Certificate (on page 174) and Setting Up External Authentication (on
page 180).
Forcing HTTPS Encryption
You can force all accesses to the PX via HTTP to be redirected to
HTTPS. See
Changing HTTP(S) Settings
(on page 122).
Configuring the Firewall
The PX has a firewall that you can configure to prevent specific IP
addresses and ranges of IP addresses from accessing the PX device or
to prevent them from receiving any data from the PX.
The PX allows you to configure the firewall rules for inbound and
outbound traffic respectively. Inbound rules control the data sent to the
PX, and outbound rules control the data sent from the PX.
By default the firewall is disabled.
To configure the firewall:
1. Enable the firewall. See
Enabling the Firewall
(on page 159).
2. Set the default policy. See
Changing the Default Policy
(on page
160).
3. Create firewall rules specifying which addresses to accept and which
ones to discard. See
Creating Firewall Rules
(on page 161).
Changes made to firewall rules take effect immediately. Any
unauthorized IP activities cease instantly.
Note: The purpose of disabling the firewall by default is to prevent users
from accidentally locking themselves out of the device.
Enabling the Firewall
The firewall rules, if any, take effect only after the firewall is enabled.
To enable the PX firewall:
1. Choose Device Settings > Security > IP Access Control. The
Configure IP Access Control Settings dialog appears.