User`s guide

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Basic Network Services Settings
The Basic Network Services page shows a set of common network services that are available for
ConnectPort LTS products, and the network port on which the service is running.
Common network services can be enabled and disabled, and the TCP port on which the network
service listens can be configured. Disabling services may be done for security purposes. That is,
certain services can be disabled so the device runs only those services specifically needed. To
improve device security, non-secure services such as Telnet can be disabled.
It is usually best to use the default network port numbers for these services because they are well
known by most applications.
Several services have a setting for whether TCP keep-alives will be sent for the network services.
TCP keep-alives can be configured in more detail on the Advanced Network Settings page.
Caution Exercise caution in enabling and disabling network services, particularly disabling them.
Changing certain settings can render a Digi Connect device inaccessible. For example,
disabling Advanced Digi Discovery Protocol (ADDP) prevents the device from being
discovered on a network, even if it is actually connected. Disabling HTTP and HTTPS
disables access to the web interface. Disabling basic services such as Telnet, Rlogin, etc.
can make the Command-Line interface inaccessible.