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• If you reconfigure the security profile and restart the web manager, you need to make sure
the serial ports protocols and access methods match the selected security profile.
To select or configure a security profile:
The following procedure assumes you have installed a new console server at your site or you
have reset the unit to factory default.
1. Enter the assigned IP address of the console server in your browser and log in as an
administrator.
2. Review the security advisory and click the Close button.
3. The web manager is redirected to Wizard - Step 1: Security Profile.
4. Select a pre-defined security profile by selecting one of the Secure, Moderate, Open or
Default profiles or create a Custom profile. The following dialog box appears when you
select the Custom profile.
CAUTION: Taketherequired precautionstounderstand thepotentialimpactsofeachindividualserviceconfigured
under theCustom profile.
It is not possible to continue working in the web manager without selecting a security
profile.
Once you select a security profile or configure a custom profile and apply the changes,
the console server web manager restarts in order for the changes to take effect.
5. Select apply changes to save the configuration to Flash. The web manager restarts.
6. Log in after web manager restarts.
7. The web manager defaults to Ports - Ports Status page.
Security certificates
The console server generates its own self-signed SSL certificate for HTTPS using OpenSSL.
NOTE: It ishighlyrecommendedthatyouusethe openssltooltoreplacetheconsole server-generatedcertificate.
Certificate for HTTP security
A certificate for HTTP security is created by a Certificate Authority. Certificates are most
commonly obtained through generating public and private keys using a public key algorithm
like RSA or X.509. The keys can be generated by using a key generator software. The
procedures to obtain a Signed Digital Certificate is documented in the Cyclades ACS 5000
Command Reference Guide.
Chapter 8: Security Menu and Forms 101