Security Configuration Menu - GE MDS entraNET 900 Technical Manual

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remote access to the network using Telnet, Web browser, and SNMP.
Other areas include multiple levels of encryption and MD5-level
security for HTTP connections. The Security Configuration Menu
(Figure 3-29) contains all of the settings related to these functions.
NOTE: Security
enhancements
necessitate that encryption must be turned
upgrading entraNET Remote radios with the new firmware.
Failure to turn encryption off results in loss of communication
between an AP and entraNET Remote radios. Once the
firmware upgrade is complete, you can re-enable encryption.
Additionally, any changes to encryption settings should be
made first at all Remote radios, then at the AP. This prevents a
loss of communication between the AP and Remote radios due
to security mismatches. Communication loss requires a
personal visit to each affected remote site, where restoration
can be performed at the Remote itself (see
REMOTE RADIO MANAGEMENT, beginning on Page

3.7.1 Security Configuration Menu

The Security Configuration Menu
several parameters related to network access, user credentials, and
encryption. A review of each item on the menu is important to
safeguarding your network from unauthorized access. Review these
settings occasionally to make sure they are applicable to the current state
of your network.
Figure 3-29. Security Configuration Menu
MDS entraNET Technical Manual
in entraNET 2.3.0
(Figure 3-29) allows settings of
firmware
prior to
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