Comtrol DeviceMaster DM-2000 Series Installation And Configuration Manual page 4

Table of Contents
Device Driver (NS-Link) Installation ..............................................................................47
Overview........................................................................................................................................................ 47
Before Installing the NS-Link Driver...................................................................................................... 47
Linux Installations ...................................................................................................................................... 47
Windows Installations ................................................................................................................................ 49
Supported Operating Systems ................................................................................................................. 49
Installation Overview for Windows ......................................................................................................... 49
NS-Link for Windows Installation........................................................................................................... 49
Configuring the NS-Link Driver for Windows...................................................................................... 54
Configuring COM Port Properties for Windows .................................................................................. 58
Enabling Secure Data Mode...................................................................................................................... 59
Socket Port Configuration .................................................................................................61
SocketServer Overview.............................................................................................................................. 61
Web Page Help System............................................................................................................................. 62
SocketServer Architecture ....................................................................................................................... 62
Accessing Socket Configuration .............................................................................................................. 63
Web Browser ............................................................................................................................................. 63
PortVision DX ........................................................................................................................................... 63
SocketServer Versions ............................................................................................................................... 64
DeviceMaster Security ........................................................................................................65
Understanding Security Methods and Terminology........................................................................... 65
TCP and UDP Socket Ports Used by the DeviceMaster ..................................................................... 70
DeviceMaster Security Features.............................................................................................................. 71
Security Modes.......................................................................................................................................... 71
Secure Data Mode and Secure Config Mode Comparison ...................................................................... 72
Security Comparison ................................................................................................................................ 73
SSH Server................................................................................................................................................ 73
SSL Overview............................................................................................................................................ 74
SSL Authentication .................................................................................................................................. 74
Server Authentication........................................................................................................................ 74
Client Authentication ......................................................................................................................... 75
Certificates and Keys ......................................................................................................................... 75
SSL Performance ...................................................................................................................................... 76
SSL Cipher Suites..................................................................................................................................... 77
DeviceMaster Supported Cipher Suites .................................................................................................. 77
SSL Resources .................................................................................................................................... 78
Configure/Enable Security Features Overview ................................................................................... 79
Example 1.................................................................................................................................................. 81
Example 2.................................................................................................................................................. 82
Example 3.................................................................................................................................................. 82
Key and Certificate Management ............................................................................................................ 83
Using a Web Browser to Set Security Features.................................................................................... 85
Changing Security Configuration ............................................................................................................ 85
Changing Keys and Certificates .............................................................................................................. 86
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