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•Allow all users to access enabled ports or allow the configuration of group authorizations to restrict access
•Enable or disable BootP Configuration Retrieval and/or Live Configuration Retrieval
•Select a Security Profile, which defines:
•Enabled services (FTP, ICMP, IPSec and Telnet)
•SSH and HTTP/HTTPS access
The administrator can select either a preconfigured Security Profile or create a custom profile.
All the services and the SSH and HTTP/HTTPS configuration options that are enabled and disabled for each Security Profile are shown in the Wizard - Security and the System - Security - Security Profile pages.
To configure the Security Profile:
1.Select System - Security - Security Profile.
2.In the Idle Timeout field, enter the number of minutes before the virtual console server times out open sessions.
NOTE: This value applies to any user session to the appliance via HTTP, HTTPS, SSH or Telnet. The new idle
3.Under the Enabled Services section, enable or disable the RCP checkbox.
4.Under the Serial Devices heading, enable or disable the Port access is controlled by authorizations assigned to user groups checkbox.
5.Select the checkbox for Custom, Moderate, Open or Secure under the Security Profile heading.
6.Click Save.
You can also configure DSView 3 software security settings. When the virtual console server is managed by the DSView 3 software, the DSView 3 server will supply the certificate to the virtual console server. Under normal conditions, the DSView 3 software will manage the certificate to clear and replace it with a new certificate as needed. If communication with the DSView 3 software is lost, the DSView server will be unable to clear the certificate and the virtual console server cannot be used. Click the Clear DSView Certificate button to configure the virtual console server in Trust All mode.
To configure DSView 3 software security settings:
1.Select System - Security - DSView.
2.Click the Allow appliance to be managed by DSView checkbox and click Save.
