Wireless Security - GE MDS iNET 900 Reference Manual

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TIP: For enhanced security, consider using misspelled words, a combi-
nation of letters and numbers, and a combination of upper and
lower case letters. Also, the more characters used (up to eight), the
more secure the password will be. These strategies help protect
against sophisticated hackers who may use a database of common
words (for example, dictionary attacks) to determine a password.
• —This specifies the mode of operation of the radio's
SNMP Mode
SNMP Agent. If the mode is disabled, the Agent does not
respond to any SNMP traffic. If the mode is v1_only, v2_only,
or v3_only, the Agent responds only to that version of SNMP
traffic. If the mode is v1-v2, or v1-v2-v3, the Agent responds to
the specified version of SNMP traffic.
[
disabled, v1_only, v2_only, v3_only, v1-v2, v1-v2-v3; v1-v2-v3
• —Controls remote access through Telnet sessions
Telnet Access
on Port 23 [
Enabled, Disabled; Enabled
• — Controls remote access through SSH (Secure
SSH Access
Shell) sessions on Port 22 [
• — Controls remote access through HTTP sessions on
HTTP Mode
Ports 80 and 443. Selecting
Port 443. When
HTTPS is not allowed. [
•
HTTP Auth Mode
cation. This parameter functions only when
the previous menu item. Although the
a password, the actual password text is transmitted in the clear
(unencrypted). [

2.7.2 Wireless Security

The features in the Wireless Security menu control the communication
of data across the wireless link. The radios can be authenticated locally
via a list of authorized radios, or remotely via a centralized RADIUS
server. RADIUS is a centralized authentication mechanism based on
standards.
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Enabled, Disabled; Enabled
forces secure connections to
HTTPS
is disabled, access through HTTP or
HTTP Mode
Disabled, HTTP, HTTPS; HTTP
—Selects the method of HTTP log-in authenti-
Basic Auth, MD5 Digest; Basic Auth
]
]
]
is selected in
HTTP
mode requests
Basic Auth
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