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Figure 1-4. GE MDS P22 Protected Network Station
(incorporates two GE MDS entraNET APs)
1.4 GE MDS SECURITY SUITE
Today, the operation and management of an enterprise is becoming
increasingly dependent on electronic information flow. An accompa-
nying concern becomes the security of the communication infrastructure
and the security of the data itself.
The GE MDS entraNET is capable of dealing with many common secu-
rity issues. Table 1-2 profiles security risks and how the GE MDS
entraNET provides a solution for minimizing vulnerability.
Table 1-2. Security Risk Management
Security Risk The GE MDS entraNET Solution
Unauthorized access to the backbone
network through a foreign remote radio
9Approved Remotes List
Only radios on the Approved
Remotes list connect
“Rogue” AP, where a foreign AP takes
control of some or all Remote radios and
thus remote devices
9Approved AP List
A Remote connects only to APs on
its Approved AP List
“Dictionary attacks”, where an intruder
runs a program that sequentially tries to
break a password
9 Failed log-in lockdown
After three tries, a transceiver
ignores log-in requests for five
minutes. Critical event reports
(traps) are generated as well.
Denial of service, where Remote radios
could be reconfigured with bad
parameters, bringing the network down
9 Remote log-in
9 Local console log-in
9 HTTP (Hypertext Transfer
Protocol) and Telnet disabled,
enabling only local management
services
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