VBrick Systems 7000 - Manual (Page 26)

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Improving Security
You can improve security by (1) blocking unauthorized attempts to login and access a device
and (2) by reducing exposure to malicious software attacks. The most common vulnerability
is related to user accounts and passwords. After a successful installation, you should
immediately change the default passwords. Many attacks come from within an organization
and this helps to minimize the risk. The VBAdmin login is generally secure since it utilizes
encryption techniques to hide usernames and passwords from network spyware.
Malicious software covertly attaches itself to unsuspecting devices. These programs are
generally designed to compromise personal information or to create system havoc. Since the
VBrick appliance uses an industrial-grade operating system, it is less susceptible to malicious
software and unlikely to be a target of programs designed to attack PC-based systems like
Microsoft, Linux, and others. However, you can still take additional steps to minimize risk.
VBrick tries to make installation as simple and quick installation and many features are
No Login For Viewer
Files Default = Enabled. Various files available for use by players and
decoders including SDP, ASX, and NSC files. When enabled,
access to these files does not require login with username and
password.
Remote Support
Enable Default = Disabled. Check to enable remote support by VBrick
Support Services. Note: Any change to this parameter will reboot the
appliance.
Remote Support Poll
Enable Default = Enabled. The default enables continuous polling
through the firewall. If desired, you can enable polling only when
you need to establish a remote connection. This will not reboot the
appliance.
Remote Support
Server Default = remote.vbrick.com . Use the default if a DNS server is
defined on the Network page. If a DNS server is not defined, you
must enter an IP Address in this field. Contact Support Services
for details.
RTSP Server Port Default = 554. Sets the RTSP server port.
VBAdmin Server Port Specifies the listener port for management and HTTP
connections. Default = 80. When the remote VBAdmin user
(client) specifies the http syntax, the port value is generally
omitted. Typically port 80 is the default value used by browsers.
As a matter of consistency, the VBrick default VBAdmin Server
Port value is also defaulted to 80. To access a different HTTP
port, the remote VBAdmin client user would specify the URL as
follows:
http://IPaddress:port where IPaddress = VBrick IP
address or hostname, and port. This feature is often useful for a
system where HTTP is used to traverse firewalls. The VBAdmin
server port is moved to another location (for example 8080) and
the HTTP Tunneling port (or the Windows Media HTTP port) is
set to 80.
H.264 Tunneling Port Sets the port to be used to serve tunneled H.264 HTTP streams.
Default is 8080 but if you are streaming HTTP directly from a
VBrick via the Internet, it is common practice to change this to
80 and to set the VBAdmin server port to something other than
80.