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Bridge GUI Guide: Monitoring
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Chapter 5
System and Network Monitoring
The Bridge GUI provides access to an array of system and
operating information on
Configure -> Administration and
under
Monitor on the main menu and displays the FIPS
indicators described below on every screen.
5.1 FIPS Indicators
In the upper left of Bridge GUI screens, above the main menu,
the Bridge reports three pieces of information relevant to
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2
Security Level 2.
Figure 5.1. FIPS indicators, all screens, all platforms
Mode - is the Operating Mode, as configured on Configure
-> Security and explained in Section 4.1.1
FIPS - Bridge operation complies with FIPS 140-2
Security Level 2.
Normal - Bridge operation can be secured but does not
meet FIPS requirements.
NOTE: In FIPS ter-
minology, the
Bridge is in FIPS
Bypass
Mode (BPM)
when cleart-
ext is permitted to pass
on any of its encrypted
interfaces.
Cleartext - is the Cleartext Traffic setting, as configured on
Configure -> Security and described in Section 4.1.10.
Enabled - the Bridge allows clear text from specified
devices to pass on its encrypted interfaces (Ethernet
ports or radio BSSs on which
Fortress Security is
Enabled).
Disabled - the Bridge allows no clear text to pass on any
encrypted interface.
Status - when the Bridge is in FIPS operating mode,
indicates the current state of FIPS self testing (refer to
Section 4.1.8). The Bridge’s color indicator to the left of