CiM-550 IP Enabled Satellite Modem

Rev. 2

CLI and Telnet Interface

CD/CIM550.IOM

11.2.1.5DES ENCRYPT CONFIGURATION PAGE

The DES Encrypt Configuration page is activated from the Administration page.

Note: This menu will only be accessible if the DES FAST feature has been purchased and the license key has been entered through the modem front panel.

The DES Encrypt Configuration contains the following options/fields:

Menu Options/Fields

Entry

Description

DES Status

Read

Displays status, [Available] or [Unavailable].

 

Only

Available is displayed when the DES feature has been

 

 

installed.

 

 

Disable is displayed when the DES feature has not

 

 

been installed.

Transmit Encrypt Enabled

Read

Displays feature status. This field is updates via the

 

Only

Features Configuration menu.

 

 

If Transmit Encrypt is disabled, then all traffic

 

 

processed by the CiM will be transmitted in the clear

 

 

regardless of the DES encryption key specified in the

 

 

route table.

Receive Decrypt Enabled

Read

Displays feature status. This field is updates via the

 

Only

Features Configuration menu.

Transmit Key 1 -2

1, 2

These DES keys are used to encrypt traffic being sent

 

 

over the Satellite Interface.

 

 

Information processed by the CiM can be encrypted

 

 

using one of two well-defined system keys for data

 

 

transmitted by the CiM. The Set Key 1/Set Key 2 field

 

 

allows the user to specify the value of the key used to

 

 

encrypt packets that specify Key1/Key2 in the

 

 

QoS/DES table.

 

 

The key is entered in HEX (16 digits max)

 

 

 

Receive Key 1 - 2

3, 4

These DES keys are used to decrypt traffic being

 

 

received from the Satellite Interface.

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