Notes
If you forget your username or password, you can use the Serial Port Setup to erase the current
settings and return the unit to factory defaults.
Admin Access Control
Administrative Access Control Screen
Access Control allows you to place further restrictions on access to the internal web server.
Fields
Web Server Port
This is the TCP Port to use for the internal Web Server. Typically it is set to port 80. However you
may set it to any value between 1 and 65535.
There are several reasons that you may want to change the web server port. By changing it to a
non-standard value, you reduce the chance that a random attacker will find the web interface and
attempt to break in. A different port may be needed to accommodate local firewalling.
If you change the web server port number to any value other that 80, remember that you will have to
include the port number in your URL. For example,
https://192.168.0.1:7995
OR
http://192.168.0.1:7995
.
Require Certificates
This option enables certificate based authentication of web browsers attempting to connect to the
internal web server. The browser must present the appropriate certificate, otherwise access will be
denied.
See the help section on making and installing certificates.
Certificate based authentication is required by some network security departments.
Respond to Ping
This item allows you to block ping requests. Ping is a valuable tool for diagnosing network problems,
but can also become a security problem. Disabling ping causes the unit to not respond to ping requests
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