Administration

Administering the VPN 3000 Concentrator Series involves activities that keep the system operational and secure. Configuring the system sets the parameters that govern its use and functionality as a VPN device, but administration involves higher level activities such as who is allowed to configure the system, and what software runs on it. Only administrators can use the VPN Concentrator Manager.

Administration

This section of the Manager lets you control administrative functions on the VPN Concentrator:

Administer Sessions: View statistics for, log out, and ping sessions.
Software Update:

Concentrator: Upload and update the VPN Concentrator software image.
Clients: Upload and update the VPN client software image.

System Reboot: Set options for VPN Concentrator shutdown and reboot.
Reboot Status: Displays information about system reboots.
Ping: Use ICMP ping to determine connectivity.
Monitoring Refresh: Enable automatic refresh of status and statistics in the Monitoring section of the Manager.
Access Rights: confiGure administrator profiles, access, and sessions.

Administrators: Configure administrator usernames, passwords, and rights.
Access Control List: Configure IP addresses for workstations with access rights.
Access Settings: Set administrative session idle timeout and limits.
AAA Servers: Set administrative authentication using TACACS+.

File Management: Manage system files in flash memory.

Files: Copy, view, and delete system files.
Swap Configuration Files: Swap backup and boot configuration files.
TFTP Transfer: Use TFTP to transfer files to and from the VPN Concentrator.
File Upload: Use HTTP to transfer files to the VPN Concentrator.

Certificate Management: Install and manage digital certificates.

Enrollment: Create a certificate request to send to a Certificate Authority.
Installation: Install digital certificates.
Certificates: View, modify, and delete digital certificates.

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Administration

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