Use the Appliance Settings screen to configure settings specific to this instance of the Extreme AirDefense appliance. An appliance is the physical device on which the Extreme AirDefense software runs. These settings are global in nature and apply to all networks managed by this Extreme AirDefense instance.
The following Extreme AirDefense appliance settings can be configured from this screen.
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Port |
Set the port on which the Extreme AirDefense user interface is available. This setting configures the system port to access the Extreme AirDefense graphical user interface. Enter a port number that is available for use. Choose a port number in the range 1024-65000. The default port is 8543. Note: Extreme
AirDefense will not allow you to choose a port that is already in
use.
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Mail Relay Server |
Define the mail relay host. Enter an IP address or a fully-qualified host name. The mail relay host is a mail server that forwards all mails received from Extreme AirDefense to their intended recipients. |
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Max Connections |
Specify the maximum number of simultaneous application server connections that can occur with this Extreme AirDefense instance. A maximum of two thousand (2000) simultaneous application server connections can be set. |
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User Session Limit |
Configures the number of simultaneous sessions that the same user can have with the Extreme AirDefense appliance. By default, this option is not enabled. It is suggested to enable this option and set the simultaneous session value to one (1) to increase security when permitting access to the physical Extreme AirDefense device. An upper limit of one hundred (100) simultaneous connections can be set for a single user. |
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Air Termination System |
Air Termination enables you to terminate the connection between your wireless LAN and any associated Wireless Client, authorized or unauthorized. Select the Air-Termination system option to enable this feature. The Policy based Air-Termination system option is only available for use when the Air-Termination system option is selected. Note: This setting will not be visible if
you are not a user with administrative permissions.
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Policy-based Air Termination System Enabled |
Policy-based Air Termination is an automated version of Air-Termination. This feature enables you to create and apply rules to automatically terminate the connection between your monitored Wireless LANs and any associated device or wireless client, either authorized or unauthorized, based on alarms that are generated by the Extreme AirDefense system. Select this option to enable Policy-based Air Termination. This is enabled by default when you enable Air-Termination system. Note: This setting will not be visible if
you are not a user with administrative permissions.
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Port Suppression System |
Port Suppression enables you to turn off the port on the network switch through which a device is communicating. You can suppress the communications port for any network device, effectively shutting down the communication port for the device. This is useful for devices that are connected to your network through the physical network. Select this option to enable Port Suppression system. Note: You
must have added SNMP Managed Switches and have full read and
write privileges to enable Port Suppression system
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Auto-Logout |
Use this option to enable/disable the automatic logout of any logged in user after a specified amount of time. Select the Auto-Logout option to enable it and then use the spinner control to set the logout time in minutes. Note: You
must log off Extreme AirDefense and then log back in before the
Auto-Logout change takes effect.
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Spectrum Scan Timeout |
Use this option to enable timeout when performing dedicated spectrum scan for spectrum analysis. Then, use the spinner control set the timeout duration in minutes. Timeout duration can be in the range of 1-120 minutes. |
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Sensor Cloaking Limit |
The number amount of Sensors that can be cloaked at any one time. |