Using the Security page

The Security page lets you configure access to the Manager UI. You can set administrator and guest IDs and passwords (guests have read-only access) for the selected node.

Reaching the Security page

1 Be sure you are in configure mode. If not, click the CONFIGURE tab. 2 Click the Security page button.

The following table describes the Manager access options.

Option

Description

 

 

Authentication

Enables or disables authentication. Leave authentication

(basic) on/off

on to check the administrator ID and password whenever a

 

user logs on to the Manager UI.

 

 

Administrator’s ID

Specifies the administrator login ID. (The ID is not checked

 

if you turn authentication off.) The administrator has access

 

to both configure and monitor pages in the Manager UI.

 

 

Change

Allows you to change the administrator password. Clicking

administrator’s

the link displays the Change Administrator’s Password

password

page where you can enter and validate a new password.

 

(The password is not checked if you turn authentication

 

off).

 

 

Guest ID

Specifies the guest login ID. Guests can access only the

 

monitor pages of the Manager UI. The guest login ID is

 

static for all guests.

 

 

Change guest

Allows you to change the guest password. Clicking the link

password

displays the Change Guest’s Password page where you

 

can enter and validate a new password.

 

 

Using the Routing page

The Routing page lets you configure the following:

HTTP parent caching

Internet Caching Protocol (ICP) support

Server acceleration (reverse proxy service)

From the Routing page, you can also check if transparency and WCCP are enabled.

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Intel 1520 manual Using the Security, Using the Routing, Link displays the Change Administrator’s Password