Clavister cOS Core Administration Guide

Chapter 2: Management and Maintenance
based computer. The server serves as a repository for all cOS Core
configuration data and mediates all management commands sent
by clients.
More information about InControl can be found in the separate
InControl Administrators Guide.
The Web Interface
The Web Interface (also known as the Web User Interface or WebUI)
is built into cOS Core and provides a user-friendly and intuitive
graphical management interface, accessible from a standard web
browser.
The browser connects to one of the hardware's Ethernet interfaces
using HTTP or HTTPS and the cOS Core responds like a web server,
allowing web pages to be used as the management interface.
The Web Interface does not provide centralized management
control of multiple Clavister Security Gateways. One browser
window can communicate with one Clavister Security Gateway,
although it is possible to have multiple browser windows open at
the same time.
This feature is fully described in Section 2.1.3, “The Web Interface”.
The CLI The Command Line Interface (CLI), accessible locally via serial
console port or remotely using the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol,
provides the most fine-grained control over all parameters in cOS
Core.
This feature is fully described in Section 2.1.4, “The CLI”.
Secure Copy
Secure Copy (SCP) is a widely used communication protocol for file
transfer. No specific SCP client is provided with cOS Core
distributions but there exists a wide selection of SCP clients
available for nearly all workstation platforms.
SCP is a complement to CLI usage and provides a secure means of
file transfer between the administrator's workstation and the
Clavister Security Gateway. Various files used by cOS Core can be
both uploaded and downloaded with SCP.
This feature is fully described in Section 2.1.6, “Secure Copy”.
Console Boot Menu
Before cOS Core starts running, a console connected directly to the
Clavister Security Gateway's RS232 port can be used to do basic
configuration through the boot menu. This menu can be entered
by pressing any console key between power-up and cOS Core
starting. It is the Clavister firmware loader that is being accessed
with the boot menu.
The menu is fully described in Section 2.1.7, “The Console Boot
Menu”.
Remote Management Policies
Access to remote management interfaces can be regulated by a remote management policy so
the administrator can restrict management access based on source network, source interface
and username/password credentials.
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