Configuring the Unit
4.9.7 Disable ECHO Ports
Controls whether the serial port will echo characters it receives.
4.9.8 Enable Encryption
This option displays
only
if you purchased the encrypted version of the Lantronix XPort
Device Server.
You can enable or disable (default) Rijndael encryption (described below). If you enable
encryption, you must select the key length (128, 192 or 256 bits) and enter the encryption
key in hexadecimals.
Rijndael is the block cipher algorithm recently chosen by the National Institute of Science
and Technology (NIST) as the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to be used by the US
government .
The following export agreement is required for the optional encryption:
I agree that I will not export or re-export this software file to a national resident of
Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria or any other country to which the
United States has embargoed goods; or to anyone on the US Treasury
Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, US
Commerce Department's Table of Denial Orders and Entitles List, or the US State
Department's Debarred List. By receiving this software, I am agreeing to the
foregoing and I am representing and warranting that I am not located in, under the
control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.
4.9.9 Enable Enhanced Password
This setting defaults to the N (option), which allows you to set a 4-character password that
protects the Configuration Menu via Telnet and Web pages. The Y (Yes) option allows you
to set an extended security password of 16-characters for protecting Telnet access.
4.10 Factory Defaults
Select
7
to reset the unit’s Channel 1 configuration, E-mail settings, and Expert settings to
the factory default settings. The server configurations (IP address information) remain
unchanged.
4.11 Exit Configuration Mode
Select
8
to exit the configuration mode without saving any changes or rebooting. Select
9
to
save all changes and reboot the device. All values are stored in nonvolatile memory.
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