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USER’S GUIDE
Switched Rack PDU
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Web Server.
RADIUS.
Changing default user names and passwords immediately
As soon as you complete the installation and initial configuration of the
Rack PDU, immediately change the default user names and passwords.
Configuring unique user names and passwords is essential to establish
basic security for your system.
Security Access Description
Available methods:
• User name and password
• Selectable server port
• Server Enable/Disable
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
and Transport Layer
Security (TLS)
In basic HTTP authentication mode, the user name and
password are transmitted base-64 encoded (with no
encryption).
SSL and TLS are available on Web browsers supported
for the Switched Rack PDU and on most Web servers.
The Web protocol Hypertext Transfer Protocol over
Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS) encrypts and decrypts
page requests to the Web server and pages returned by
the Web server to the user.
Security Access Description
Available methods:
• Centralized authentication
of access rights
• A server secret shared
between the RADIUS
server and the Rack PDU
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is
an authentication, authorization and accounting service
used to centrally administer remote access for each
Rack PDU.