Elsa Cable Manuale Utente

This section is an introduction to the functions and operating modes of your device.  It
includes information on the following points:

K

Security for your configuration

K

Security for your LAN

K

IP routing

K

Bridging

K

DHCP server

Along with the description of the individual points, we will also give you information to
support you as you configure your device.  

Detailed sample configurations can be found in the Workshop.  

Please refer to the electronic documentation for a detailed description of all parameters
and menus.  

A number of important parameters for the exchange of data are established in the
configuration of the device.  These include the security of your network, monitoring of
costs and the authorizations for the individual network users.  

Needless to say, the parameters that you have set should not be modified by
unauthorized persons.  The 

ELSA MicroLink Cable

 thus offers a variety of options to

protect die configuration.  

The simplest option for the  protection of the configuration is the establishment of a
password.  As long as a password hasn't been set, anyone can change the configuration
of the device.  

The password input field can be found in the configuration tool 

ELSA LANconfig

 in the

'Management' configuration section on the 'Security' tab.  The password prompt can be
activated in a terminal or telnet session in the 

/Setup/Config-Module/

passw.prompt 

 menu.  In this case, the password itself is set with the command

passwd

.  

The configuration in the 

ELSA MicroLink Cable

 is protected against “brute force attacks“

by barring logins.  A brute-force attack is the attempt of an unauthorized person to crack