Modify Settings
When you initially set up your unit and answered the questions asked
in Guided Setup, you specified settings for enabling connectivity and
access to your network (such as the unit's IP address, subnet mask, site
router address, and link size). You can modify any of these initial settings,
via the setup tab in the browser interface.
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Note: To perform this task from PolicyCenter, you must first select a group and/or unit configuration from the Group:
and Unit: drop-down lists at the top of the page.
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To modify settings:
1. Click the setup tab.
The basic settings are automatically displayed in the
Setup window.  show screen
2. Use the Choose Setup Page drop-down list
to access other setup pages. The following table describes the functions
of the available setup pages.
| Setup Page |
Function |
| basic |
Set the basic configuration required for deployment on a specific
network. See Reconfigure Basic
Settings. |
| security |
Set access passwords and secure the interfaces. See Specify
Security Settings. |
| RADIUS Client |
Enable RADIUS authentication. See Configure
RADIUS Authentication Service. |
| date & time |
Set date and time; configure time zone and SNTP. See Modify
Date and Time Settings. |
| image |
Install a new software version or revert to the backup image. See
Upgrade the PacketWise Software Image. |
| SNMP |
Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). See Configure
PacketWise for SNMP Support. |
| failover |
Configure a failover setting so that if the primary WAN link fails,
PacketWise will detect the failover condition and enforce policies
to react to a new, smaller link speed. See Define
a Failover Configuration. |
| customer portal administration |
Modify the list of customers who can view customer portal screens.
The customer portal feature offers service providers the ability to
design custom network and application status pages that can be viewed
by their customers. See Customer
Portal Overview.
Note: This feature is not available on all versions of PacketWise. |
| PolicyCenter access |
Configure PacketWise for use with Packeteer PolicyCenter, a software
program designed to manage and centrally control a network of PacketWise
devices. See PolicyCenter
Overview .
Note: PolicyCenter is not a component of the PacketWise software
and must be purchased separately. |
| group configuration |
Register a unit for group configuration.
The Group Configuration Service (GCS) enables
administration of multiple units. Using this service, you can distribute
traffic tree configurations to a group of units that you want to
operate with common configurations. GCS is part of the PacketWise
software.
See Group Configuration
Service Overview. |
| group view |
View the group to which this unit belongs. See View
a Group. |
| unit resets |
Reset configurations to factory defaults. See Reset
the Traffic Tree, Reset
Measurement Data, Reset Unit to Factory
Default Settings, Reboot the Unit. |
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