Operations And Maintenance; Configuring Netdefendos; Overview; Default User Accounts - D-Link NetDefend DFL-210 User Manual

Chapter 2. Operations and Maintenance
This chapter describes the operations and maintenance related aspects of NetDefendOS.
• Configuring NetDefendOS, page 10
• Events and Logging, page 21
• RADIUS Accounting, page 24
• Maintenance, page 28

2.1. Configuring 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.
NetDefendOS provides the following management interfaces:
Web User Interface
Command Line Interface (CLI)
Access to a management interface is regulated by a remote management policy, where you can re-
strict management access based on source network, source interface, credentials and so forth. The
remote management policy provides a detailed and comprehensive control of all management cap-
abilities. For instance, access to the web interface can be permitted to administrative users on a cer-
tain network, while at the same time allowing CLI access for a remote administrator connecting
through a specific IPsec tunnel.
By default, Web User Interface access is enabled for users on the network connected via the LAN
interface of the firewall (on products where more than one LAN interface is available, LAN1 is the
default).

2.1.2. Default User Accounts

NetDefendOS offers several possibilities for storing user information, either using local user data-
bases or external databases.
Note
Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox are the recommended web-browsers for the
web interface. Other browsers may not provide full support.
The Web User Interface provides a user-friendly and intuitive
graphical management interface, accessible from a standard
web browser.
The Command Line Interface, accessible locally via serial
console port or remotely using the Secure Shell (SSH) pro-
tocol, provides the most fine-granular control over all para-
meters in NetDefendOS.
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