User`s guide

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Basic Configuration
• RawSocketAccess: Enables/disables Raw Socket Protocol access to the
Network Port via Direct Connect and selects the port number for Raw Socket
Access. This item can be used to enable or disable Raw Socket Protocol access
and select either port 23 or port 3001 for use for Raw Socket connections.
(Default = Off.)
Notes:
• The Raw Socket Access option is often useful for users who encounter
network problems when attempting to communicate with the VMR/NPS using
a script that was previously written for our legacy IPS product line.
• If the "On (23)" option is selected, you must either disable Telnet Port 23 or
use the Telnet Access option to select a port other than Port 23.
• When the Raw Socket Access option is enabled, you must connect to
the VMR/NPS using the port number selected for Raw Socket Access.
For example, if the VMR/NPS IP address is "1.2.3.4", and port 3001 has
been selected for Raw Socket Acess, in order to establish a Raw Socket
connection to the VMR/NPS's Network Port, then on a UNIX system, the
connection command would be: $ telnet 1.2.3.4 3001 [Enter].
• PingSyslogServers: (Ping Test) Pings the IP addresses which have been
defined for the SYSLOG Severs in order to check for a response.
Notes:
• The Syslog Address submenu in the Text Interface and the Network
Parameters submenu in the Web Browser Interface both include a Ping Test
function that can be used to ping the user-selected Syslog IP Addresses in
order to verify that valid IP addresses have been entered. In order for the
Ping Test feature to function, your network and/or firewall must be configured
to allow ping commands.
• In addition to the Ping Test feature, the /TEST command in the Text Interface
or the "Test" option in the Web Browser Interface can also be used to ping
the currently defined Syslog Addresses in order to make certain that the IP
addresses are responding.