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NXC-8160 User’s Guide
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Advanced Settings
7.1 Overview
This chapter describes how to configure the advanced settings of the NXC-8160.
7.1.1 What You Can Do in This Chapter
• The Redundancy screen lets you set up a back NXC-8160 device in order to maintain
network integrity ( Section 7.2 on page 76 ).
• The Syslog & Monitor screen lets you configure the NXC-8160 to send log files as well
as how often they are sent ( Section 7.3 on page 79 ).
• The SNMP screen lets you configure SNMP traps ( Section 7.4 on page 80 ).
• The Centralized Configuration screens lets you set each NXC-8160 in your network as a
master controller or member device ( Section 7.5 on page 82 ).
• The IDS screen lets you configure the NXC-8160’s response to denial of service type
attacks on your network ( Section 7.6 on page 85 ).
• The Portal screen lets you configure your captive portal web page parameters ( Section 7.7
on page 86 ).
• The Others screen lets you set up the NXC-8160’s more advanced configuration
parameters ( Section 7.8 on page 92 ).
7.1.2 What You Need to Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a popular management protocol defined by
the Internet community for TCP/IP networks. It is a communication protocol for collecting
information from devices on the network.
Denial of Service
Act of preventing customers, users, clients or other computers from accessing data on a
computer. This is usually accomplished by interrupting or overwhelming the network device
with bad or excessive information requests.