Encryption Settings - ADDER AdderLink IP Gold User Manual

5 Once the secure keys have been calculated the AdderLink IP Gold will restart
and present a standard logon screen.
AdderLink IP Gold Logon
Username: <
Password:
Once the username and password have been accepted, the screen should
now show the host computer screen (or, if none is connected, a blank image).
6 To view the options menu: Press
(if the standard hotkeys were altered, use the new hotkeys plus C)
AdderLink IP Gold Control
Logoff
Restore Mouse Functions
Configuration
Access Mode Shared
Host Server 1
Return To Host
Access mode
Allows you to choose between
Shared mode (where all other
logged on users can see your
operations) and Private mode
(where the screens of all other
users are blanked).
At this stage the username will
be 'admin' and the password
will be whatever you entered
in the first setup screen.
. More about hotkeys.
Logoff
Select to close your current
session and display the
screensaver.
Restore mouse functions
Select to revive a mouse
that has ceased to function
correctly. See Hot plugging
and mouse restoration for
details.
Configuration
Select to gain access to the
Unit, Network and Modem
configuration screens. Within
here you can also reset the
AdderLink IP Gold to its initial
state.
Host
Indicates the currently selected
host computer and allows you
to select others. This item will
be blank unless host details
have been set within the
remote configuration.
Return to host
Quits the menu and returns to
the host screen.

Encryption settings

The AdderLink IP Gold offers a great deal of flexibility in its configuration and
this extends equally to its encryption settings. Due to the variety of situations in
which it might be used and the range of viewer applications that need to view
it, a number of settings are available that might not make perfect sense at first
glance. However, these settings should allow you to configure the AdderLink IP
Gold and the viewers to operate as required.
Factors to consider when setting these options might be:
• Do all of the connections and operations require encryption?
• Will some users be using older VNC viewer versions?
AdderLink IP Gold encryption settings
The AdderLink IP Gold configuration page offers three encryption settings:
• Always on - This setting will force all viewers to use encryption. Note:
This setting will preclude any VNC viewer versions that do not support
encryption.
• Prefer off - This setting does not enforce encryption unless a viewer
specifically requests it. If a viewer has its 'Let server choose' setting, then an
un-encrypted link will be set up.
• Prefer on - This setting generally enforces encryption unless an earlier
viewer version is unable to support it, in which case the link will be un-
encrypted. If a viewer has its 'Let server choose' setting, then the link will be
encrypted.
Viewer encryption settings
The web browser viewers and VNC viewers (of level 4.0b5S or higher) offer four
encryption settings:
• Always on - This setting will ensure that the link is encrypted, regardless of
the AdderLink IP Gold encryption setting.
• Let server choose - This setting will follow the configuration of the
AdderLink IP Gold. If the AdderLink IP Gold has 'Always on' or 'Prefer on'
set, then the link will be encrypted. If the 'Prefer off' setting is selected at
the AdderLink IP Gold, then the link will not be encrypted.
• Prefer off - This setting will configure an un-encrypted link if the AdderLink
IP Gold will allow it, otherwise it will be encrypted.
• Prefer on - If the AdderLink IP Gold allows it, this setting will configure an
encrypted link, otherwise it will be un-encrypted.
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