This Chapter describes the “Network” menu and the related forms. The following table provides a description of the left menu panel and links to the detailed information and procedures.
Where Documented Configure the network parameters such as Host Name, IP addresses, DNS services, Gateway, and Bonding Configure how the ACS will handle its syslog messages. The ACS generates syslog messages related to users connecting to ports, login failures and other information that can be used for audit and control purposes. Configure the optional PCMCIA cards. ACS supports several PCMCIA cards including modem, ISDN, GSM, CDMA, wireless LAN, Ethernet LAN, Compact Flash, and IDE drives for data buffer storage. For the list of supported cards go to http://www.cyclades.com/products/3/alterpath_acs and click on the supported PCMCIA cards. Configure one or more VPN connections to other systems or ACS attached devices. Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) with community names, OID and user names. This section and the dialog boxes guide you to configure the required parameters. Configure static IP tables, and how packets should be filtered. View information about the local network environment. View table of hosts; create, edit, and delete hosts. To manually add routes. Static routes are a very quick and effective way to route data from one subnet to different subnets.