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TelVue H yperCaster
U ser M anual / v 6.0 / A ugust 2 017
Security C onfiguration
Security c onfiguration r equires a dmin-level p rivileges. U se t his o ption t o m anage y our f irewall
rules. T o s tart, c lick o n f irewall . T he c urrent f irewall r ules a re d isplayed.
To a dd a f irewall r ule, e nter t he i nformation i n t he A dd R ule s ection a t t he t op o f t he p age.
● Address – E nter t he I P a ddress o f t he m achine o r r ange. L eave t his f ield b lank t o
make t he r ule a pply a nywhere, t hat i s, t o a ny m achine t hat t ries t o a ccess y our
server.
● Netmask – E nter t he s ource m ask f or y our I P a ddress o r r ange, s uch a s
255.255.0.0 o r 2 55.0.0.0.
● Port – C hoose F TP, S amba, o r 3 000 f rom t he d rop-down l ist.
● Block/Allow – T o b lock t his m achine o r r ange, c lick t he B lock r adio b utton. T o
allow t his m achine o r r ange t o a ccess y our s erver, c lick A llow .
Click t he S ubmit b utton o n t he r ight t o a dd t he r ule.
To d elete a f irewall r ule, c lick t he D elete b utton t o t he r ight o f t hat r ule.
Firewall S tatus
When t he f irewall i s r unning, i ts s tatus i s S TARTED. I n r are c ases y ou m ight w ant t o s top t he
firewall b riefly. F or e xample, t oo m any t rusted m achines a re s uddenly b locked a nd y ou n eed t o
give s omeone a ccess t o d iagnose t he p roblem. T o s top t he f irewall, c lick t he S top b utton. B e
sure t o s tart t he f irewall a gain w hen t he w ork i s c omplete.
Guidelines f or F irewall R ules
Adding a s tream a utomatically a dds a r ule t o t he l ist.
If y ou h ave r emote u sers, a dd a f irewall r ule s o t hey c an c ontinue u sing r emote a ccess. Y ou
must b e o n-site t o a dd a r ule; y ou c annot a dd o ne r emotely.
It i s g ood p ractice t o r ecord y our r ules, s uch b y p rinting t he f irewall s creen t o p aper o r a f ile a nd
keeping i t i n a s ecure l ocation o ff y our n etwork.
Do n ot d elete t he n etbios r ules. T hey a re f or S amba a ccess.
In s ome c ases y ou m ight w ant t o r eturn t he f irewall r ules t o t he o riginal c onfiguration t hat c ame
with y our s erver. F or e xample, t oo m any i ndividual r ules s eem t o c onflict w ith o ne a nother.
Keep i n m ind t hat t his w ill d elete t he f irewall r ules f or a ctive s treams, r emote u sers, e tc. R ecord
your f irewall r ules, t hen c lick t he R estore I nitial C onfiguration b utton.
To r eturn t o t he c onfiguration p age, c lick t he C onfig t ab.
Server M anagement
Server M anagement r equires a dmin-level p rivileges. T he S erver M anagement s ection l ets y ou
manage e mail s ettings, l ook a t s erver i nformation, c hange t he h ostname, c onfigure y our
network s ettings, a nd r eboot o r t urn o ff t he s erver.
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