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Serial Port Settings and Security Profiles
All serial ports on ACS units shipped from the factory are disabled by default. The administrator can enable ports individually or collectively and assign specific users to individual ports.
The following figure shows the default factory settings of serial ports.
Expert > Physical Ports Default Factory Settings
The following situations apply to serial ports when you modify or change a security profile.
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.
The following reminder dialog box appears when you access Ports in Expert mode.
Security Profile and Serial Ports Configuration Alert
If the serial port connection protocol is incompatible with the selected security profile the following dialog box appears when you try to access Expert > Ports > Physical Ports
Serial Ports Protocol Incompatibility Dialog Box
To Select or Configure a Security Profile
The following procedure assumes you have installed a new ACS at your site, or you have reset the unit to factory default.
1.
The following security warning dialog box appears.
Security Advisory Dialog Box
Note: Your browser’s pop-up blocker should be disabled for this dialog box to appear.
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The following form is displayed.
Wizard > Step 1: Security Profile Form
4.
Select a pre-defined Security Profile by pressing 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.
Custom Security Profile Dialog Box
Caution: Take the required precautions to understand the potential impacts of each individual service configured under the "Custom" profile.
Refer to Expert > Enabled services to access the ACS under each security profile., and the subsequent tables for a comparison of the available services in each security profile. Refer to the Glossary for a definition on some of the available services.
 
 
 
Note: It is not possible to continue working in the Web Manager without selecting a Security Profile. The following dialog box appears if you try to navigate to other sections of the Web Manager.
5.
Once you select a security profile or configure a custom profile and apply the changes, the ACS Web Manager restarts in order for the changes to take effect.
The following dialog box appears.
6.
ACS Web Manager restarts.
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Proceed to the desired forms and the related tasks outlined in the table below.
Configuring ACS in Expert Model

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