VSG-1200 V2 User’s Guide

Table 4 System Setting: System (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

User Session

You can set the VSG to limit the number of sessions each user can use at a time.

Limit

Select Unlimited to allow each user to use any number of sessions at a time.

 

 

Select the second option and enter the number of sessions (between 1 and 1024)

 

each user is allowed to use at a time.

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 and select the printer model when you connect the

 

console port a statement print.

Console Port

The fields in this section of the screen are applicable when you select 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

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

second

field.

 

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

 

4800, 9600 (default), 14400, 19200, 38400, 57600 and 115200.

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

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

Passthrough

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 31 on page 206 for more information.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save the changes.

 

 

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