Thales VesseLINK Certus 350 User Manual page 34

STEP 5: Connect to VesseLINK
Thales uses a self-signed certificate for encryption between the
terminal and the browser when viewing the Management Portal
(https://portal.thaleslink). A self-signed certificate is a security
NOTE
certificate that is not signed by a certificate authority (CA). As
such, a user will experience a warning in their browser before
the keys are exchanged. The warning is different between
browser types. Thales recommends you accept the risk posed by
the browser. The browser will use HTTPS without warning until
the key is either deleted or expires.
Reference Figure 3-7. There are a couple options to login to the Management Portal.
Option A: Via Wi-Fi.
1. Power on the VesseLINK
2. On the wireless device, find and select the SSID ThalesLINK as an available Wi-Fi
access point. No password is required on initial setup and is left to the user to add WPA2
protection with a password during this configuration process.
3. Open a browser and type: http://portal.thaleslink (or https://portal.thaleslink) (do not type
.com or any other extension)
4. As a default, no changes to setup are necessary, but advanced users may want to
configure their preferred system settings.
5. Once the Management Portal opens, click LOGIN button. Enter "admin" for Login ID
and Password.
6. At this time, it is advised that you change the Management Portal admin password. To
change password: Go to SETTINGS GENERAL and change the password for the
"Admin" user. A strong password is required that is at least 8 characters with a lowercase
letter, an uppercase letter, a number, and a special character.
Option B: Via (PC, Mac or Linux) Ethernet connection
1. Power on the VesseLINK
2. Via the network settings on your computer's operating system, enable the VesseLINK
connection.
3. Open a web browser and type: http://portal.thaleslink (or https://portal.thaleslink) (do not
type .com or any other extension).
4. As a default, no changes to setup are necessary, but advanced users may want to
configure their preferred system settings.
5. Once the Management Portal opens, click LOGIN button. Enter "admin" for the Login
ID and Password.
6. At this time it is advised that you change the Management Portal admin password. To
change password: Go to SETTINGS GENERAL and change the password for the
"Admin" user. A strong password is required that is at least 8 characters with a
lowercase letter, an uppercase letter, a number, and a special character.
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portal to configure system.
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BDU and let it boot up (may take a few minutes)
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BDU and let it boot up (may take a few minutes)
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