Chapter 2: Management and Maintenance
This chapter describes the management, operations and maintenance related aspects of
NetDefendOS.
• Managing NetDefendOS, page 33
• System Date and Time, page 78
• Events and Logging, page 87
• Monitoring, page 103
• SNMP, page 111
• Diagnostic Tools, page 118
• Maintenance, page 135
• Languages, page 141
• Diagnostics and Improvements, page 142
2.1. Managing NetDefendOS
2.1.1. Overview
NetDefendOS is designed to give both high performance and high reliability. Not only does it
provide an extensive feature set, it also enables the administrator to be in full control of almost
every detail of the´system. This means the product can be deployed in the most challenging
environments.
A good understanding on how NetDefendOS configuration is performed is crucial for proper
usage of the system. For this reason, this section provides an in-depth presentation of the
configuration subsystem as well as a description of how to work with the various management
interfaces.
Management User Interfaces
NetDefendOS provides the following management interfaces:
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