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===== Web Admin ===== | ===== Web Admin ===== | ||
- | The Web Admin section has settings to control who can access FreshTomato' | + | The Web Admin section has settings to control who can access FreshTomato' |
- | ==== Local Access | + | **Local Access: **This let you choose which web protocol(s) are allowed to communicate with the web interface via the LAN. \\ Port and Wireless access options will appear, depending on which selection you choose. |
- | This menu let you choose | + | * Disabled - Choosing this disables all LAN access to FreshTomato' |
+ | * HTTP - Choosing this allows LAN Ethernet clients to access the web interface via the HTTP protocol. | ||
+ | * HTTP Port - Here, enter the port number on which you want HTTP administration traffic to flow. (Default: 80). | ||
+ | * Allow Wireless Access - Checking this lets LAN WiFi clients access the web interface. (Default: enabled). | ||
+ | * HTTPS - Choosing this allows LAN Ethernet clients to access the web interface via the HTTPS (SSL-encrypted web) protocol. | ||
+ | * HTTPS port: Here, enter the HTTPS port number to use. (appears only if HTTPS is among the chosen options). | ||
+ | * Allow Wireless Access - Checking this lets LAN WiFi clients access the web interface via HTTPS. (Default: enabled). | ||
+ | * HTTP and HTTPS - Choosing this allows LAN Ethernet clients | ||
+ | * HTTP Port - Here, enter the port number on which you want HTTP administration traffic to flow. (Default: 80). | ||
+ | * HTTPS port: Here, enter the HTTPS port number to use. (appears only if HTTPS is among the chosen options). | ||
+ | * Allow Wireless Access - Checking this lets LAN WiFi clients access the web interface. (Default: enabled). | ||
- | * Disabled: Choosing this disables all access to FreshTomato' | + | \\ |
- | * HTTP Port: Choosing this allows LAN client access to FreshTomato via the HTTP web protocol. | + | |
- | * HTTPS: Choosing this allows LAN client access to FreshTomato via the HTTPS \\ (SSL-encrypted web) protocol. | + | |
- | * HTTP and HTTPS: Choosing this allows LAN client access via both HTTP and HTTPS protocols. | + | |
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- | **HTTP Port:** In this field, enter the port number on which you want HTTP administration traffic to flow. (Default: 80). | + | |
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- | **HTTPS port:** Here, enter the https port number you wish to use. (This option appears only if HTTPS is among the chosen options). | ||
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==== SSL Certificate ==== | ==== SSL Certificate ==== | ||
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**Save in NVRAM: **TBD. | **Save in NVRAM: **TBD. | ||
- | ==== Remote Access | + | **Remote Access:** This lets you choose whether and how a user can remotely access FreshTomato' |
- | This menu lets you choose whether | + | * Disabled - This prevents all access to FreshTomato' |
+ | * HTTP - This allows web access | ||
+ | * HTTPS - This allows web access to FreshTomato' | ||
- | * Disabled: This prevents all access to FreshTomato' | + | \\ **Unmount JFFS during upgrade:** Checking this unmounts any existing JFFS partition during firmware upgrades. :-(! |
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- | * HTTPS: This allows web access to FreshTomato' | + | |
- | **Allow | + | **Allow |
- | **Directory with GUI files:** | + | **Remote Access:** This menu lets you specify |
- | **Color Scheme: | + | |
+ | * HTTP - Remote access via the HTTP protocol will be permitted. | ||
+ | * HTTPS - Remote access via the HTTPS protocol will be permitted. | ||
- | **Open Menus: | + | \\ |
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+ | **Allow Wireless Access: | ||
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+ | **Directory with GUI files: | ||
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+ | **Theme UI:** This lets you choose the color scheme (theme) used for the web interface pages. (Default: Default). | ||
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+ | **Open Menus: | ||
===== SSH Daemon ===== | ===== SSH Daemon ===== | ||
- | **S**ecure **SH**ell | + | Secure SHell is a tunneling protocol |
**Enable at Startup:** Checking this starts the SSH Daemon when the router boots. (Default: Enabled). | **Enable at Startup:** Checking this starts the SSH Daemon when the router boots. (Default: Enabled). | ||
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- | ==== Remote Access | + | **Remote Access:** Checking this allows SSH connections from remote WAN/ |
- | Checking this allows | + | **Remote Forwarding: **Checking this enables the Dropbear service. This service/ |
- | **Remote Forwarding: **Checking this enables | + | For example, let's say you want to be able to access a Windows PC on your LAN via Remote |
- | As an example, say you want to be able to access a Windows PC on your LAN via Remote Desktop, but you don't want the security risk of opening up a port for RDP to the Internet directly, via standard Port Forwarding. Instead, you can make an SSH connection into the router with an SSH port tunnel/ | + | **Port: **Here, you can enter the port number on which you want SSH traffic to flow. (Default: 22). Changing the port from the default is highly recommended, |
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- | **Port: **Here, you can enter the port number on which you want SSH traffic to flow. (Default: 22). Changing the port number | + | |
**Allow Password Login: **Checking this allows clients to login via SSH with only FreshTomato' | **Allow Password Login: **Checking this allows clients to login via SSH with only FreshTomato' | ||
**Authorized Keys:** Here you can enter one or more encryption keys which authorize an SSH client to access to the LAN. | **Authorized Keys:** Here you can enter one or more encryption keys which authorize an SSH client to access to the LAN. | ||
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+ | **Stop Now:** Clicking this button immediately stops the SSH daemon. SSH will start again at the next bootup. | ||
===== Telnet Daemon ===== | ===== Telnet Daemon ===== | ||
- | (Terminal EmuLation over the NEtwork) is a protocol which allows LAN and remote connections via a command-line interface. Telnet is not a secure protocol. | + | (Terminal EmuLation over the NEtwork) is a protocol which allows LAN and remote connections via a command-line interface. |
**Enable at Startup:** Checking this enables the Telnet Daemon, allowing connections to FreshTomato via Telnet. | **Enable at Startup:** Checking this enables the Telnet Daemon, allowing connections to FreshTomato via Telnet. | ||
- | **Port:** Here, you can enter the port number on which Telnet connections will be made to the router. | + | **Port:** Here, you can enter the port number on which Telnet connections will be made to the router. (Default: 23). |
- | **Stop Now / Start Now. **Clicking this button immediately stops the Telnet Daemon. | + | **Stop Now / Start Now. **Clicking this button immediately stops the Telnet Daemon. |
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===== Admin Restrictions ===== | ===== Admin Restrictions ===== | ||
- | **Allowed Remote IP Address:** Here, you can specify the IP addresses or DNS names of hosts you want to allow to connect to the Tomato router' | + | **Allowed Remote IP Address:** Here, you can specify the IP addresses or DNS names of hosts you want to allow to connect to the Tomato router' |
**Limit Connection Attempts: **Here, you can specify whether you want SSH or Telnet connection attempts to be limited to a certain number of attempts (n) at a certain frequency (f). (Default: 3 connection attempts allowed every 60 seconds). | **Limit Connection Attempts: **Here, you can specify whether you want SSH or Telnet connection attempts to be limited to a certain number of attempts (n) at a certain frequency (f). (Default: 3 connection attempts allowed every 60 seconds). | ||
Checking SSH limits the number of SSH connection attempts to number n at frequency f (in seconds). Checking Telnet limits the number of Telnet connection attempts to number n at frequency s (in seconds). | Checking SSH limits the number of SSH connection attempts to number n at frequency f (in seconds). Checking Telnet limits the number of Telnet connection attempts to number n at frequency s (in seconds). | ||
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**Re-enter to confirm:** In this field, enter the password again to confirm it is correct. The password will be changed only when the text entered in this field and in the Password field match exactly. | **Re-enter to confirm:** In this field, enter the password again to confirm it is correct. The password will be changed only when the text entered in this field and in the Password field match exactly. | ||
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