Siemens HiPath C10 - Filtering at the Interface Level; Built-In Port-Based Exception Filters

Configuring the HiPath Wireless Controller
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62 HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V4.0, C10/C100/C1000 User Guide
hwc_startup.fm
Performing the first-time setup of the HiPath Wireless Controller
● Dead-Interval – Specifies the time in seconds (displays OSPF default). The default
setting is 40 seconds.
● Retransmit-Interval – Specifies the time in seconds (displays OSPF default). The
default setting is 5 seconds.
● Transmit Delay– Specifies the time in seconds (displays OSPF default). The default
setting is 1 second.
9. To save your changes, click Save.
To confirm that ports are set for OSPF:
1. To confirm that the ports are set up for OSPF, and that advertised routes from the upstream
router are recognized, click View Forwarding Table. The Forwarding Table appears.
The following additional reports display OSPF information when the protocol is in
operation:
● OSPF Neighbor – Displays the current neighbors for OSPF (routers that have
interfaces to a common network)
● OSPF Linkstate – Displays the Link State Advertisements (LSAs) received by the
currently running OSPF process. The LSAs describe the local state of a router or
network, including the state of the router’s interfaces and adjacencies.
2. To update the display, click Refresh.
4.2.7 Filtering at the interface level
The Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software has a number of built-in filters that
protect the system from unauthorized traffic. These filters are specific only to the HiPath
Wireless Controller. These filters are applied at the network interface level and are
automatically invoked. By default, these filters provide stringent-level rules to allow only access
to the system's externally visible services. In addition to these built-in filters, the administrator
can define specific exception filters at the interface-level to customize network access. These
filters do not depend on a VNS definition.
4.2.8 Built-in port-based exception filters
On the HiPath Wireless Controller, various port-based exception filters are built in and invoked
automatically. These filters protect the HiPath Wireless Controller from unauthorized access to
system management functions and services via the ports. Access to system management
functions is granted if the administrator selects the allow management option.