To Manage Connected Devices (Traffic Control) - COBHAM Satcom EXPLORER 540 User & Integrator's Manual

4.10 To manage connected devices (Traffic control)

By default, traffic control is disabled, which means that all traffic is allowed.
With the Traffic control function you can get an overview of devices connected locally
to your EXPLORER 540 and control which devices you want to connect. You can also
select whether or not they should be allowed to use the BGAN or cellular network.
Note that the available settings depend on whether or not you are logged in as
administrator.
Note
4.10.1 Traffic control (Non-administrator user)
To set up traffic control, do as follows:
1. In the Control panel
A list of connected and added devices appears.
2. Click your connected device to see MAC address and IP address and to change the
name or block/allow the use of BGAN or Cellular network. See the next section.
To block BGAN or cellular traffic or edit the name for your device
Note
1. In the Traffic control page, click your connected device.
The page shows the name, MAC address, IP address and traffic rule for the device.
2. Select Block BGAN traffic or Block cellular modem traffic (if available), if you
want to deny access to the BGAN or cellular network for your device.
Note
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The cellular modem setting is only displayed if an EXPLORER 540 Cellular
Modem is installed in the EXPLORER 540. It is not shown with an external
cellular modem connected.
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, click Traffic control.
You can only change these settings if traffic control is enabled. If the
administrator has disabled traffic control, all traffic is allowed.
If it is already blocked by the administrator, this setting is not editable.
Chapter 4: Configuration with web interface
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