Comtech EF Data SLM-5650A - Manual (Page 133)

SLM-5650A Satellite Modem Revision 8
Ethernet-Based Management MN-SLM5650A
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When the modem is operating in Router Mode, a number of Base Modem parameters
are available via the NP HTTPS Interface. Similarly, a limited number of status-only
NP parameters are viewable over the Base Modem HTTP Interface.
When the modem is operating in BPM (Bridge Point-to-Multipoint) Mode or
Dynamic Point-to-Point (DPP) Mode, NP Interface Ethernet ports P1 through P4
transparently bridge data traffic, and network management is only possible using the
J5 Ethernet port on the Base Modem.
When the modem is operating in (Static) Bridge Mode, Ethernet communication
between the Base Modem and the NP Interface is disabled, as the Base Modem does
not support secure network management interfaces.
3. Base Modem + optional NP Interface + optional TRANSEC Module – When the optional
NP Interface is installed in the SLM-5650A in tandem with the optional TRANSEC Module
Interface, and Management Security is enabled, the network management operating
restrictions as previously described (i.e., when High Level Security is selected) therefore
always apply. Additionally, the NP HTTPS Interface provides a status parameter associated
with the TRANSEC Module – a second TRANSEC Key.
The TRANSEC Module Interface provides a proxy function of HTTPS connections to the Base
Modem and the NP Interface; a secure HTTPS connection to the TRANSEC Module therefore
enables user access to all Base Modem and/or all NP M&C parameters securely through this
indirect proxy connection. The Secure Management interfaces supported by this configuration are
summarized as follows:
Base Modem Network Processor TRANSEC Module
HTTPS Proxy via TRANSEC Module HTTPS
SSH
SNMPv3
HTTPS (Proxy via TRANSEC Module)
HTTPS
SSH