Thales VesseLINK Certus 200, User Manual

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GETTING TO KNOW THE THALES MANAGEMENT PORTAL
The Thales Management Portal is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) with an intuitive menu
structure that is used to configure and monitor the VesseLINK
™
system. The Management portal
provides key information and status alerts about the operation and condition of the system and
Iridium network. The Thales Management Portal is resident on the BDU and can be accessed and
viewed on almost any smart device or computer including phones, tablets, laptops, desktop
computers, and the optional Thales SureLINK IP Handset. Restrictions apply on browser type
and version. The menu structure and content will automatically scale to the device’s screen size.
The descriptions below are applicable for all devices but screen shots apply to larger display
devices such as laptop computers. The actual view may vary depending on the size of the screen
being used.
The Thales Management Portal is the primary user interface for the VesseLINK
™
system. There
are four access levels to the system. Three of them are under password control.

Local access levels include GUEST access, which is for general users of the system that
do not need to make configuration changes.

The second local access is for administrators who need to view all data, perform software
updates and make configuration changes.

The first remote access level is for remote users who need to monitor the system, but no
configuration changes are permitted. This is similar to the “guest” access except that it is
a remote user instead of a local user.

The second remote access level is for remote administrators such as Service Providers.
This level allows for viewing all data and making configuration changes through the
custom Thales Application Programming Interface (API).
The guest access level is not password protected, so when the Management Portal is opened, the
guest user can view the current configuration and status of the system and any alerts that have
been generated, but cannot change any parameters. The three other access levels are password
protected. Passwords can be controlled and changed by the administrator in the SETTINGS

GENERAL menu, where the local administrator is denoted as “admin”, the remote user is
denoted by “wan_user” and the remote administrator is denoted by “wan_admin”. By password
control, the local system administrator can enable or prevent any remote access to the system.
Administrators, after initially logging in to the admin account with default password (admin), can
view all data and also make changes to all the configuration settings to customize the
VesseLINK
™
system. It is highly recommended that the administrator creates a new Password
immediately after signing in for added security and protection. A strong password is required that
is at least 8 characters with a lowercase letter, an uppercase letter, a number, and a special
character.
In the following pages, the Thales Management Portal is described in detail. Read through the
entire contents before attempting to configure the BDU for the first time.
When you first enter into the Thales Management Portal, menu items appear on the left side of the
screen (see Figure 4-1). Each of these menu items is discussed in the following sections. A short
description of each menu item is below.