CTPView Network Management System Administration - TechLibrary

Overview

Circuit to Packet System Overview

Circuit to Packet Network Overview

Serial Stream Processing
Transmit Packet Processing
Receive Packet Processing
Serial Stream Creation
Clock Options

Circuit to Packet Network Software Overview

Installation

Installation Tasks Overview

Updating the CTPView Server Operating System and CTPView Network Management System Software
Updating CTPView 9.1R3.1 Server Operating System and CTPView Network Management System Software

Installation and Upgrade Tasks for the CTPView Server OS and CTPView Software

Installing or Upgrading the CTPView Server OS
Saving the CTPView Configuration Settings and Data (CTPView Server Menu)
Creating More Disk Space on the CTPView Server (CTPView)
Creating More Disk Space on the CTPView Server (CTPView Server Menu)
Installing the CTPView Server OS (CTPView Server CLI)
Restoring CTPView Software Configuration Settings and Data (CTPView)
Restoring CTPView Software Configuration Settings and Data with the Restore Utility (CTPView Server Menu)
Restoring CTPView Software Data by Manually Synchronizing the CTPView Server (CTPView)
Reviewing the Installation Log for Errors (CTPView Server CLI)
Verifying the CTPView Server OS Installation (CTPView)
Validating the CTPView Server Configuration (CTPView)

Upgrade Tasks for Only the CTPView Software

Upgrading Only the CTPView Software
Upgrading the CTPView Software with a Complete Archive File
Upgrading the CTPView Software with a Web Archive File

Configuration Tasks for CTPView Administrative Settings

Configuring the CTPView Administrative Settings
Preparing a New Server
Changing the BIOS Menu Password (CTPView Server CLI)
Changing the Server's Default User Account Password (CTPView Server CLI)
Changing the Server's Root Account Password (CTPView Server CLI)
Changing the GRUB Boot Loader Password (CTPView Server Menu)
Changing the PostgreSQL Apache Account Password (CTPView Server Menu)
Changing the PostgreSQL Administrator Account Password (CTPView Server Menu)
Configuring IP ACLs for Restricting Access to Resources (CTPView Server Menu)
Configuring the Network Access (CTPView Server Menu)
Creating a Self-Signed Web Certificate (CTPView Server Menu)
Enabling OpenSSL Authentication of Users by Creating a Self-Signed Web Certificate (CTPView Server Menu)
Importing Certificates Issued by a Third-Party CA (CTPView Server Menu)
Updating the CTPView Software
Logging In with a Browser (CTPView)
Changing the CTPView GUI Default User Account Password (CTPView)
Creating a New Global_Admin Account (CTPView)
Configuring Subdomains in Hostnames (CTPView Server Menu)

Configuring the CTPView Server on Virtual Machines

CTPView Servers on Virtual Machines Overview
Guidelines for Configuring Virtual CTPView Servers on WMWare ESX Servers
Creating a Virtualized Instance of CTPView Server on an ESX Server
Creating a Virtualized Instance of CTPView Server on a Hyper-V Server

Upgrade Tasks for CTPOS

Using the CTPView Server Software to Update CTPOS (CTPView)
Burning an Image of CTPOS to a CompactFlash Card (CTPView Server Menu)
Burning CTPOS Images to a CompactFlash Card (CTPView Server CLI)

Default Accounts and Passwords

Default CTPOS and CTPView Accounts and Passwords
Changing the User Password (CTP Menu)
CTPOS and CTPView Software Password Requirements

Understanding CTPView Upgrade Files

Understanding CTPView Software Upgrade Files

Administration

Managing and Displaying Users (CTPView)

Managing CTPView Users with the CTPView Admin Center

Accessing the CTPView Admin Center (CTPView)

Monitoring CTPView Users (CTPView)

Adding New CTPView Users (CTPView)

Modifying CTPView User Properties (CTPView)

Monitoring CTPView Groups (CTPView)

Modifying CTPView User Group Affiliation (CTPView)

Adding a New CTPView User Group (CTPView)

Modifying CTPView User Group Default Properties (CTPView)

Prohibiting and Reinstating CTPView Access by Users (CTPView)

Displaying Prohibited CTPView Users (CTPView)
Prohibiting User Access to CTPView (CTPView)
Reinstating Prohibited CTPView Users (CTPView)

Deleting Users and Groups (CTPView)

Deleting Active CTPView Users (CTPView)
Deleting Inactive CTPView Users (CTPView)
Deleting Prohibited CTPView Users (CTPView)
Deleting CTPView Groups (CTPView)

Managing User Passwords (CTPView)

Limiting Password Reuse (CTPView)
Excluding Passwords from Use (CTPView)
Reinstating Excluded Passwords (CTPView)
Changing Requirements for New Passwords (CTPView)

Configuring User Login Properties (CTPView)

Logging Out a CTPView User (CTPView)
Configuring Automatic Logout for a CTPView User (CTPView)
Configuring the Number of Login Attempts Allowed Before Lockout (CTPView)
Configuring a Lockout Period for CTPView Users (CTPView)
Clearing CTPView User Counters (CTPView)
Reinstating Locked-Out IP Addresses (CTPView)
Creating an Access Filter to Allow or Deny IP Addresses (CTPView)
Removing an IP Access Filter (CTPView)

Understanding CTPView GUI User Levels

CTPOS and CTPView Software Password Requirements

Managing the CTPView Server (CTPView)

Adding and Removing CTP Platforms Managed by CTPView Software (CTPView)

Adding and Removing Host Groups (CTPView)

Adding and Removing SNMP Communities (CTPView)

Managing CTP Platforms in the Network (CTPView)

Configuring Email Notifications (CTPView)

Setting the CTPView Server Start-Up Banner (CTPView)

Setting the CTP Platforms Login Banner (CTPView)

Configuring an SSH Connection to a CTP Platform that Persists Through the Session (CTPView)

Setting the CTPView Server Clock (CTPView)

Setting the CTPOS Clock (CTP Menu)

Managing NTP Servers for the CTPView Network (CTPView)

Accessing the NTP Server Settings Window (CTPView)
Stopping the NTP Daemon (CTPView)
Adding an NTP Peer (CTPView)
Removing an NTP Peer (CTPView)
Synchronizing the CTPView Server to an NTP Peer (CTPView)
Adding NTP Network Clients (CTPView)
Removing an NTP Network Client (CTPView)
Modifying the Netmask of an NTP Network Client (CTPView)

NTP Authentication Overview on CTP Devices

NTP Authentication Procedure

Configuring NTP Authentication Using the System Query Page (CTPView)

Configuring NTP Authentication Using the System Configuration Page (CTPView)

Configuring NTP and Syslog over IPv6 on CTP Node (CTPView)

Configuring NTP (without Authentication) over IPv6 on CTP Node
Configuring NTP (with Authentication) over IPv6 on CTP Node
Configuring Syslog over IPv6 on CTP Node

Configuring NTP over IPv6 on CTPView Server (CTPView)

Configuring NTP over IPv6 on CTPView

Configuring NetRef Settings (CTPView)

Configuring Automatic Monitoring of CTP Platforms (CTPView)

Accessing the CTPView Automatic Functions Window (CTPView)
Adding an Automatic Monitoring Operation (CTPView)
Removing an Automatic Monitoring Operation (CTPView)
Backing Up MySQL Database and Restoring in PostgreSQL (CTPView Server CLI)
Backing Up and Restoring PostgreSQL Database (CTPView)

Setting a Limit on File Transfer Bandwidth Between the CTPView Server and CTP Platforms (CTPView)

Restoring CTPView Software Configuration Settings and Data (CTPView)

Restoring CTPView Software Data by Manually Synchronizing the CTPView Server (CTPView)

Synchronizing Multiple CTPView Servers (CTPView)

Configuring a CTPView Server Synchronization Network (CTPView)
Synchronizing the CTPView Server Network Automatically (CTPView)
Synchronizing the CTPView Server Network Manually (CTPView)

Monitoring CTP Platforms (CTPView)

Monitoring the Network with the CTPView Software (CTPView)

Changing the Display Settings for CTPView Network Monitoring (CTPView)

Checking the CTPView Server Connection to CTP Platforms in the Network (CTPView)

Checking Connections from the Network Monitoring Pane (CTPView)
Checking Connections from the Node Maintenance Pane (CTPView)
Displaying Previously Logged Connection Status (CTPView)
Checking Connections in the Remote Host Options Window (CTPView)

Displaying Runtime Query Results for a CTP Platform (CTPView)

Overriding CTP Platform Network Status and Adding Comments (CTPView)

Saving CTP Platform Configurations (CTPView)

Setting an Audible Alert for CTP Platform Status (CTPView)

Displaying CTPView Network Reports (CTPView)

Field Descriptions in CTPView Network Reports (CTPView)

Displaying Network Statistics (CTPView)

Displaying the Management and Circuit Interface Settings (CTP Menu)

Changing CTPView GUI Settings

Configuring CTPView Software for Tabbed or Nontabbed Browsers (CTPView)
Changing the CTPView Display Settings (CTPView)
Displaying Help for CTPView GUI Settings (CTPView)

Managing and Displaying Users (CTPView Server Menu)

Accessing the CTPView Server Configuration Menu (CTPView Server Menu)

Managing CTPView Users (CTPView Server Menu)

Monitoring CTPView Users (CTPView Server Menu)
Listing Admin Shell Accounts (CTPView Server Menu)
Adding Admin Shell Accounts (CTPView Server Menu)
Deleting Admin Shell Accounts (CTPView Server Menu)

Unlocking a User Account (CTP Menu)

Unlocking User Accounts for Which Password Has Expired

Script to Monitor the Duration of Inactivity of User Accounts
Script to Reset the Expired User Accounts

Adding a VLAN Interface to a Node (CTP Menu)

Adding a VLAN ID to the System
Configuring VLAN Interface by Using the VLAN ID

Separate Interfaces for Management and Circuit Traffic Overview

Operations Performed When Management and Circuit Traffic Are Segregated

Configuring Separate Interfaces for Management and Circuit Traffic (CTP Menu)

Accessing the Security Profile Configuration Menu (CTP Menu)

Classification of CTPView Shell Account Users

Managing User Passwords (CTPView Server Menu)

Listing User Accounts (CTPView Server Menu)
Displaying Password Expiration Settings (CTPView Server Menu)
Changing Password Expiration Settings (CTPView Server Menu)
Displaying Password Requirements (CTPView Server Menu)
Changing Password Requirements (CTPView Server Menu)

Configuring CTPView User Authentication with Steel-Belted RADIUS

Configuring RADIUS Settings on the CTPView Server
Configuring the SBR Server’s Dictionary Files
Configuring the SBR Server’s Active Authentication Method
Adding the CTPView Server as a RADIUS Client on an SBR Server
Adding CTPView Users to an SBR Server
Assigning SecurID Tokens to CTPView Users

Configuring CTPOS and CTPView User Authentication with TACACS+

Configuring TACACS+ Settings from the CTPView Server
Configuring TACACS+ Settings from the CTPView Web Interface

Managing the CTPView Server (CTPView Server Menu)

Managing CTPView Server Secure Logs (CTPView Server Menu)

Viewing Secure Logs (CTPView Server Menu)
Copying Secure Logs to a Remote Host (CTPView Server Menu)
Configuring Remote Logging Options (CTPView Server Menu)
Displaying the Remote Logging Configuration (CTPView Server Menu)

Setting the CTPView Server Start-Up Banner (CTPView Server Menu)

Managing Access Security for the CTPView Server (CTPView Server Menu)

Viewing the Access Security Level for the CTPView Server (CTPView Server Menu)
Setting Access Security for the CTPView Server (CTPView Server Menu)

Establishing an SSH Connection (CTP Menu)

Configuring an SSH Connection to a CTP Platform That Persists Through the Session (CTPView Server Menu)

Viewing the Current State of Port Forwarding (CTPView Server Menu)
Setting Port Forwarding Permissions (CTPView Server Menu)
Closing Port Forwarding Sockets (CTPView Server Menu)
Clearing Open Sockets by Restarting the Apache Daemon (CTPView Server Menu)

Saving the CTPView Configuration Settings and Data (CTPView Server Menu)

Creating More Disk Space on the CTPView Server (CTPView Server Menu)

Restoring CTPView Software Configuration Settings and Data with the Restore Utility (CTPView Server Menu)

Restarting the PostgreSQL Server (CTPView Server Menu)

Setting the Logging Level (CTPView Server Menu)

Restoring Default Values on the CTPView Server

Resetting the Default System Administrator Account (CTPView Server Menu)
Resetting the Data File Permissions (CTPView Server Menu)
Resetting the CTPView System Files to the Default Values (CTPView Server Menu)
Burning an Image of CTPOS to a CompactFlash Card (CTPView Server Menu)
Resetting the Default Firewall Settings (CTPView Server Menu)

Changing Administrative Passwords to Improve Access Security

Changing Passwords to Improve Access Security
Changing the BIOS Menu Password (CTPView Server CLI)
Changing the Server's Root Account Password (CTPView Server CLI)
Changing the GRUB Boot Loader Password (CTPView Server Menu)
Changing the PostgreSQL Apache Account Password (CTPView Server Menu)
Changing the PostgreSQL Administrator Account Password (CTPView Server Menu)

Using Third-Party Software on CTPView Servers

Third-Party Software on CTPView Servers

Troubleshooting

Validating the CTPView Server System Configuration

Validating the CTPView Server Configuration (CTPView)

Restoring CLI Access to the CTPView Server

Restoring Access to a CTPView Server
Accessing a Shell on the CTPView Server (CTPView Server CLI)
Setting a New Password for a Nonroot User Account (CTPView Server CLI)
Setting a New Password for a Root User Account (CTPView Server CLI)
Creating a Nonroot User Account and Password (CTPView Server CLI)

Restoring Browser Access to a CTPView Server

Restoring Browser Access to a CTPView Server (CTPView Server Menu)

Changing a CTPOS User Password

Changing a User Password for a CTP Platform

Booting the CTPView Server from the CD-ROM Drive

Booting the CTPView Server from the CD Drive

Restarting the Apache Daemon In the Event of Browser Issues

Restarting the Apache Daemon (CTPView Server Menu)

Displaying Jitter Statistics in MIBs and Supporting Acorn MIB for Daemon Model

Support for Display of Jitter and Latency in the CTP Bundle Query Output on MIB Browser

Enhanced snmpAcorn.pl to Support the Daemon Model

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