Visara FEP-4600 Planning Guide - Manual (Page 113)

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Q: How secure is the FEP-4600 interface if I can use a browser to access it?
A: The security is determined by what you feel comfortable with. The web interface
itself is a secure encrypted connection (HTTPS). This means that the
communication is encrypted between the browser on your desktop and the FEP-
4600 platform. Administrative functions require a password to access. You can
isolate the entire management LAN if needed to provide the ultimate in security,
or you can provide access to the corporate LAN or even the Internet. You can also
attach a monitor, keyboard and mouse directly to the FEP-4600 to provide the
ultimately secure console function.
Q:
Does the FEP-4600 allow you to remote load a remote NCP?
A: No.
Q:
What is involved with upgrading the software of a FEP-4600?
A: There are four methods offered for updating the software on a FEP-4600. These
include using FTP to retrieve code from the 1) Visara site or 2) a local FTP site,
3) downloading code from a CD, or 4) from a travel drive through a USB port.
Software upgrades automatically create a ‘system restore point’ to fall back to in
case the upgrade does not provide the desired results. After the software has been
installed the platform performs a restart operation automatically. The entire
procedure can be accomplished in just a few minutes.
Q:
What is a ‘system restore point’?
A: The ‘system restore point’ is a means to gather the existing code and
configuration together and create a snapshot of the system that you can restore to
at a later time, in the case that you make changes to the code or the configuration
that you are not satisfied with. Creation of a system restore point, or restoring the
system typically takes less than a minute. Restore points are automatically created
when software levels are changed, and can also be manually initiated at any time.
Q:
Does the FEP-4600 support X.25?
A: No. Not at this time.
Q:
How will implementing the FEP-4600 on my SNA network affect other SNA
networks that I am connected to through SNI connections?
A: In most cases, the change is completely transparent to the remote network. There
is normally no need to make any gen changes in the remote network. The one
thing that requires a change is if Multi-link Transmission Groups are in use. The
FEP-4600 does not support Multi-link Transmission Groups currently.
Q:
Does the FEP-4600 support SNMP?
A: Yes it does, in a limited fashion. At this time the FEP-4600 functions as a MIB2
agent only for SNMP. Activities are limited to GETs and GET NEXT functions.
No TRAPs are supported at this time.