VSG-1200 User’s Guide

 

Table 3 System Setting: System (continued)

 

 

 

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

Layer 2 Isolation

If you activate NAT, select Enable in this field to prevent communication between

 

Security

subscribers. This is the default selection.

 

 

Select Disable to deactivate layer 2 security and allow communication between

 

 

subscribers.

 

Console Type

Use this field to set the function of the Console port on the front panel of the

 

 

VSG.Select Console Setting when you connect the console port directly to a

 

 

computer for local management. This is the default setting. Select Statement

 

 

Printer when you connect the console port to an SP-200.

 

Console Port Rate

Select the fields below to configure the Console port.

 

 

Note: If you change the console port settings, make sure you also

 

 

make the same change to the terminal emulator software.

 

Bits per second

This field only applies when you select Console Setting in the Console Type

 

 

field.

 

 

Select a console port speed from the drop-down list box. Choices are 1200, 2400,

 

 

4800, 9600, 14400, 19200, 38400, 57600 and 115200. The default selection is

 

 

9600.

 

Data bits

Select a data bit from the drop-down list box.

 

 

 

 

Parity

Select the parity from the drop-down list box.

 

 

 

 

Stop bits

Select the stop bit from the drop-down list box.

 

 

 

 

Administrator

Select Any to use any computer to access the web configurator on the VSG.

 

Authorized Access

Select Specify and then enter the IP address(es) or a range of IP addresses of the

 

IP Address

computer(s) that is allowed to log in to configure the VSG.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multicast Pass

Select Enable to allow multicast traffic to pass through the VSG. This may affect

 

Through

your network performance.

 

 

Select Disable to prevent any multicast traffic from passing through the VSG. This

 

 

is the default setting.

 

Allow remote user

Select Enable to respond to Ping requests from the LAN or WAN interface.

 

to ping the device

Select Disable to not respond to Ping requests from the LAN or WAN interface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSL Certificate

Certificate Secure Socket Layer (SSL) security allows you to create a secure

 

 

connection between the VSG and the client computer(s).

 

 

Select Default to use the default system-generated SSL certificate.

 

 

Select Custom Certificate to use a certificate obtained from a certificate authority.

 

 

Refer to Chapter 25, “Secure Socket Layer,” on page 189 for more information.

 

 

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save the changes.

 

 

 

3.6 System Login Accounts

There are four system accounts that you can use to log in to the VSG: administrator, account manager, supervisor and super subscriber.

The administrator account allows you full access to all system configurations. The default administrator user name is “admin” and password “1234”.

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