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Default and Recommended Configurations
The factory default configuration settings were chosen for ease of initial setup. However, some of the default settings may deviate from best practices recommendations. The following table outlines the differences between factory default and recommended configuration settings for your consideration:
Default and recommended configurations
Feature | Default Setting | Recommended Setting | Where to Configure |
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HTTP | Enabled | Disabled | Web UI or CLI |
HTTPS | Enabled (using customer-generated certificate and key or default Spectracom self-signed certificate and common public/private key SSH/SCP/SFTP enabled with unit unique 1024-bit keys) | Web UI | |
SNMP | Enabled | Disabled or Enabled (with SNMP v3 w/ encryption*) | Web UI |
NTP | Enabled (with no MD5 values entered) | Enabled (use MD5 authentication with user-defined keys) | Web UI |
Daytime Protocol | Disabled | Disabled | Web UI |
Time Protocol | Disabled | Disabled | Web UI |
Command Line Interface |
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Serial Port | Available | Available | n/a |
Telnet | Enabled | Disabled (use SSH instead) | Web UI |
SSH | Enabled (default private keys provided) | Enabled | Web UI |
File Transfer |
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FTP | Enabled | Disabled (use SFTP or SCP) | Web UI |
SCP | Available | Disabled (use SFTP or SCP) | Web UI |
SFTP | Available | Disabled (use SFTP or SCP) | Web UI |
* Orolia recommends that secure clients use only SNMPv3 with authentication for secure installations.