Introduction
Network connections and data paths
Digi ConnectPort X Family
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SNMP security
You can configure SNMP
set
commands to use SNMP read-only. Digi recommends changing the public
and private community names to prevent unauthorized access to the Digi device.
Network Port Scan Cloaking
The Network Port Scan Cloaking feature allows you to configure this Digi device to ignore (discard)
received packets for services that are hidden or not enabled and network ports that are not open. You
can use this feature to protect your Digi device from malicious software or denial of service attacks.
For more information, see
Configuration management
Once a Digi ConnectPort X device is configured and running, you may need to periodically perform the
following configuration-management tasks:
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Copy configurations to and from a remote host
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Perform the following on the Digi device:
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Update the firmware
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Reset the factory settings
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Manage the device files and memory
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Reboot the device
For more information on these configuration-management tasks, see
Customization capabilities
You can customize several aspects of Digi devices. For example, you can:
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Customize the appearance of the device interface by changing the company logo or screen
colors.
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Run custom Python applications.
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Define the custom factory defaults that the devices use to restore factory default settings.
Network connections and data paths
Digi ConnectPort X Family devices allow for several kinds of connections and paths for data flow
between Digi ConnectPort X Family devices and other entities. You can group these connections into
two main categories:
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Network services
, in which a remote entity initiates a connection to a Digi device.
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Network/serial clients
, in which a Digi device initiates a network connection or opens a serial
port for communication.
The following topics describe the effects of enabling features and selecting settings when configuring
Digi ConnectPort X Family devices.
Network services
A network service connection occurs when a remote entity initiates a connection to a Digi device.
There are several categories of network services:
