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Bridge GUI Guide: Security Configuration
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Allow - (the default) auto-populating controller devices will
be allowed to connect.
Pending - auto-populating controller devices require an
administrator to change their individual
Auth State settings
to
Allow before they can connect.
Deny - auto-populating controller devices are not allowed to
connect.
NOTE: The
Bridge’s Device ID
and MAC address are
displayed in the
System
Info
frame on Configure
-> Administration.
You can also manually add controller devices to the Bridge’s
Authorized Controller Devices list.
In order to add a device manually, you must specify its MAC
address and Fortress-generated, 16-digit hexadecimal Device
ID.
Figure 4.18. Advanced View
Add a Controller entry
dialog, all platforms
Access Control functions are available only in Advanced View.
To configure the Controller ACL:
1 Log on to the Bridge GUI through an Administrator-level
account and select
ADVANCED VIEW in the upper right corner
of the page, then
Configure -> Access Control from the
menu on the left.
2 In the Access Control screen’s Controller Access List frame,
select the
Default Auth State for auto-populating (and
manually configured) Controller devices (described above).
3 In the same frame:
If you want to add a device to the Bridge’s Controller
ACL:
Click NEW CONTROLLER.
In the Add a Controller entry dialog, enter the Device
ID
and the Device MAC address for the Controller.
Select the Auth State at which the Controller will be
permitted to connect (described above).
and/or
If you want to edit the entry of an existing entry:
Click the EDIT button for the entry.