SSH Access to the Etep, Sntp Client Settings

Advanced Configuration

SSH Access to the ETEP

SSH is used for secure remote CLI management sessions through the Ethernet management port. SSH access to the appliance is enabled by default.

To prevent remote access to the CLI, clear the Enable SSH checkbox. When SSH is disabled, CLI access is limited to the serial port.

SNTP Client Settings

The ETEP includes a Network Time Protocol (NTP) client, which is used to synchronize the appliance time with an NTP server. NTP is useful in minimizing or eliminating clock drift that can occur over time, and keeping timestamps of log events consistent across appliances and other devices in the network.

The NTP client supports unicast client mode, in which the client (ETEP) sends a request to a designated NTP server and waits for a reply from the server. The ETEP synchronizes with the NTP service at a dynamic interval inherent in the operating system’s NTP client.

Time synchronization with the NTP time service overrides any manually set date and time. The UTC offset is unaffected.

To configure the NTP client:

1Click the Enable SNTP Client checkbox.

2Enter the IP address of the NTP service.

With ETEP software version 1.6 and later, you can use either IPv4 or IPv6 addresses.

IKE VLAN Tags

When the ETEP is configured for operation with Layer 2 point-to-point policies, the two ETEPs must be able to communicate with each other to exchange key information. In some Layer 2 networks, all frames must have a VLAN tag to traverse the network. The ETEP can be configured to add a VLAN tag to the Ethernet frames used for ETEP-to-ETEP communications.

This setting has no effect when the ETEP is configured for use in EncrypTight distributed key policies.

The following settings are prerequisites for configuring this feature:

1On the Features tab, set the Encryption Policy Setting to Layer 2:Ethernet.

2On the Features tab, clear the Enable EncrypTight checkbox.

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EncrypTight, ET0100A, ET0010A, ET1000A specifications

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Black Box ET1000A, ET0010A, ET0100A SSH Access to the Etep, Sntp Client Settings, IKE Vlan Tags

Models: EncrypTight ET0100A ET0010A ET1000A