Configure the device using the Digi ConnectPort X Family web interface
Configuration through the web interface
Digi ConnectPort X Family
158
Manage alarms through Remote Manager
You can configure the alarms sent to Remote Manager. You can also view and manage alarms from
the Remote Manager interface. See
for more information.
Users
User settings involve several areas:
n
User authentication
: Whether authentication is required for users accessing the Digi
ConnectPort X device and the information required to access it. You specify whether the user
authentication is a user name and password or an SSH public key. Depending on the Digi
device, you can define multiple users and their authentication information. User authentication
settings are on the Users settings page.
n
User access settings
: Device interfaces that a user can access, such as the command line or
n
User permissions settings
: Permissions a user has for accessing and configuring the device.
n
Network configuration settings to further secure your device
: Digi devices with cellular
capability present additional security considerations, mainly involving securing the border
between the Digi device and the cellular network. Several settings on the
Network
Configuration
pages are available to further secure the Digi ConnectPort X product. For
example, you can disable unused network services on the
Network Services
page. On the IP
Filtering page, you can allow access from a specified devices and networks, and drop all other
connection attempts.
About user models and user permissions
For Digi devices that have a one-user model:
n
The default name for user 1 is
root
. This user is also known as the administrative user.
n
User 1 has permissions that enables it to do all commands. You cannot change these
permissions.
The Digi ConnectPort X Family products provides the following user models:
n
Two-user model
n
More than two-user model
To determine which user model to implement:
In the
, if the menu includes
Users
, the Digi Connect device uses either the two-user
model or the more than two users model.
In the command-line interface, issue a
show user
or
set user
command. In the command output, note
how many user IDs are defined: one, two, or more than two. Or, issue a
set user ?
command and note
the range for the
id=range
option. If the
id=range
is not listed, there is only one user. Otherwise, the
range for user IDs appears. These commands are described in the
Digi Connect® Family Command
Reference
.
Two-user model
n
User 1 has a default name of
root
. This user is also known as the administrative user.
n
User 1 has default permissions that enables it to issue all commands.
n
You can change permissions for User 1 to be less than the default root permissions.
