Tripp Lite B064-016-02-IPG owner manual Login String, Account Policy MAC Filtering, Encryption

OSD Operation (continued)

Security (continued)

Login String

The Login String allows the KVMs IP address to be more secure by adding extra text to the end of it. When text is entered into the Login String field, users will need to include a forward slash (/) and the Login String at the end of the URL to access the KVM switch. For example, if a Login String of abcdefg is entered, the user must enter a URL such as 192.168.0.126/abcdefg.

The following characters are allowed in the login string:

0 through 9, a through z, A through Z, ~ ! @$^&*()_+’<>,.

The following characters are not allowed: %”:/?#\[Space]

Note: If a Login String is not entered, anyone can access the KVM switch using the IP Adress alone, making the installation less secure.

Account Policy

MAC Filtering

To add a MAC filter:

1. Click Add. A dialog box similar to the one below appears:

2.Type in the desired MAC address and click OK.

3.Repeat these steps for any additional MAC addresses you want to filter.

To delete a MAC filter:

Select the desired MAC filter from the list and click Remove.

To modify a MAC filter:

1.Select the desired MAC filter from the list and click Edit. An Edit dialog box box appears.

2.Delete the old address and replace it with the new one. Click OK.

Note: To block a computer from accessing the B064-Series KVM Switch, you do not need to filter both its IP address and its MAC address. Any computer blocked by a MAC filter will be denied access to the KVM switch, even if the computer is allowed to access the KVM switch under the IP filters that are set up.

If any filters have been configured, they appear in the IP Filter and/or MAC Filter list boxes.

The Account Policy section allows rules for usernames and passwords to be regulated. The settings in this section are described in the table below.

Item	Description
Minimum Username Length	Sets the minimum number of characters required for each username. Values from 1 to 16 can be entered.
Minimum Password Length	Sets the minimum number of characters required for each password. Values can be from 0 to 16.
Password Must Contain	• One­	Upper Case – Checking this box will require that each password contain one upper case letter
at Least	• One Lower Case – Checking this box will require that each password contain one lower case letter
	• One Number – Checking this box will require that each password contain one number
	Note: Current usernames and passwords are not affected when these settings are changed. Only usernames and
	passwords that are created after these settings have been changed must follow the rules.
Disable Duplicate Login	Checking this box will prevent users from logging in with the same username and password to open more than one
	session at the same time.

Encryption

This section allows you to set different encryption settings for the Keyboard/Mouse, Video and Virtual Media functions of the KVM switch. You can choose any combination of encryption methods (DES, 3DES, AES and/or RC4), you can choose to randomly switch between them or you can choose no encryption at all. Although enabling encryption will add more security to you installation, it can also slow down system performance (mouse, keyboard, video), with the following having the most impact:

•RC4 impacts performance the least out of the four encryption methods. DES is second to least in impact, followed by 3DES and AES.

•Of all the possible combinations, a combination of RC4 and DES impacts performance the least.

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