CHAPTER 12 DEVICE ADMINISTRATION
Ping limit
To mitigate the effects of a ping DoS on your router:
1.
Check Enable.
2.
In the Per Second field, type the average number of ICMP pings to the router.
3.
To limit the burst of traffic from any source, in the Burst field, type the allowed burst for traffic spikes.
Brute force
To foil brute force, password-guessing attacks:
1.
Check
Enabled
.
2.
To define how many times someone can try to log in and fail, in the
Attempts
field, type the number of
attempts made before the account is locked out.
3.
In the
Lockout Minutes
field, type the number of minutes that an account is locked out after login
attempts fail.
Generating a New Certificate
Because the router uses a self-signed website certificate, your browser shows a certificate error or warning. Ignore
the warning and add an exception or add your rCell IP address to the trusted sites.
To generate a new certificate:
1.
Go to
Administration > Certificate Management
. The
Certificate
window displays the details of the
certificate that is currently used.
2.
Click
Create
to open the
Generate Certificate
window.
3.
In the
Common Name
field, enter the name, hostname, or IP address, depending on what you use to
connect to the router. The web browser uses this field to check for a valid certificate.
4.
In the
Country
field, enter the 2-letter code for the country name.
5.
In the
State/Province
field, enter the state or province for which the certificate is valid.
6.
In the
Locality/City
field, enter the locality or the city for which the certificate is valid.
7.
In the
Organization
field, enter the organization name for which the certificate is valid.
8.
In the
Email Address
field, enter the email address of the person responsible for the router. Typically this
is the administrator. This field may be left blank.
9.
Click
Generate
. Wait until the certificate is generated. You may have to reboot to complete the
operation.
10.
If you are finished making changes, click
Save and Restart
.
Uploading a New Certificate
To upload a new certificate:
1.
Go to
Administration > Certificate Management
. The Certificate window displays the details of the
certificate that is currently used.
2.
Click
Upload
to open
Upload Certificate
window.
3.
Choose a valid certificate file.
4.
Click
Save
. Wait until the file is uploaded.
5.
If you are finished making changes, click
Save and Restart
.
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