Appliance Configuration

		Possible Problems and Solutions


	Symptom	Explanation and possible solutions
	The ETEP cannot ping the	Check whether the trusted host feature is enabled on the
	management workstation.	ETEP.
	The request times out or returns an	• Check the configuration for the trusted workstation. Pings
	“Operation not permitted” message.	are not allowed when the ICMP is unchecked in the trusted
		host configuration.
		• You can disable trusted hosts from ETEMS or by issuing
		the disable-trusted-hosts CLI command.
	Cannot access the ETEP	• Check the setting for the ssh-enablecommand. It must be
	management port using SSH.	set to true.
		• Enabling FIPS mode or strong password enforcement on
		the ETEP causes the SSH daemon to restart, closing all
		open SSH connections. After enabling either of these
		features, wait 30-60 seconds before trying to re-establish
		an SSH connection to the ETEP management port.
		• If you used SSH to manage the ETEP prior to replacing a
		certificate or entering FIPS mode, you may not be able to
		establish an SSH session after the configuration change.
		To correct this, clear the known host entry for your SSH
		client and retry.

Symptom		Explanation and possible solutions
Can’t change the management port		• The management port IP address must be unique. In the
IP address on the appliance from		Appliances view, check for duplication.
ETEMS.		• Verify that the appliance’s management port is not in use
		• Verify that the appliance’s management port is not in use
		by a CLI session or the appliance web interface.
Editing the management IP address		• Refresh the appliance status.
or date returns a	status.	• If the refreshed status is still not equal, compare the
		• If the refreshed status is still not equal, compare the
		ETEMS and appliance configurations (Tools > Compare
		Config to Appliance) to determine which items are
		different. Make any necessary adjustments to synchronize
		the two configurations.
Appliance setting is not displayed as		• Not all features are supported in each appliance model or
a configuration option in ETEMS.		software revision. Check the model number and software
		version configured for the appliance, then refer to the
		Factory Default tables in the configuration chapter for your
		appliance model to check feature availability.
When configuring a new appliance,		• To carry configurations forward when changing the product
changing the product family		family, save the configuration prior to changing the product
(appliance model) causes other		family.
configuration settings to be
discarded.
Can’t change the appliance date or		• When the SNTP client is enabled on the appliance, you
time from ETEMS.		cannot change the appliance date or time. To modify the
		date or time, disable SNTP, push the configuration to the
		appliance, and then set the date (Edit > Date).

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EncrypTight, ET0100A, ET0010A, ET1000A specifications

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Black Box ET1000A, ET0010A, EncrypTight Appliance Configuration, Disable-trusted-hosts CLI command

Models: EncrypTight ET0100A ET0010A ET1000A

Symptom

ETEP.

the disable-trusted-hosts CLI command.