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--- admin_access [2023/06/23 17:06] – [Web Admin] -corrections to local access permutations hogwild
+++ admin_access [2023/06/23 21:33] (current) – [SSH Daemon] -condense, formatting hogwild
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 The Web Admin section has settings to control who can access FreshTomato's web interface, how, and from where. It also allows you to choose which menus stay nested or shown. Finally, it also has settings for the web interface's color scheme.
-**Local Access:  **This let you choose which web protocol(s) are allowed to communicate with the web interface via the LAN.
+**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 the selections you choose.
   * Disabled - Choosing this disables all LAN access to FreshTomato's web interface via web protocols.
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     * 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 let LAN WiFi clients access the web interface. (Default: enabled).
+    * Allow Wireless Access - Checking this lets LAN WiFi clients access the web interface. (Default: enabled).
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  \\ **Unmount JFFS during upgrade:** Checking this unmounts any existing JFFS partition during firmware upgrades. :-(!
-**Allow Remote Upgrade:** Enabling this allows clients inbound from the WAN/Internet to perform firmware upgrades.
+**Allow Remote Upgrade:** Enabling this allows authenticated Internet/WAN clients to perform firmware upgrades via the web interface.
 **Remote Access:** This menu lets you specify which, if any protocols will be allowed when remotely accessing the web interface.
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 **Theme UI:**  This lets you choose the color scheme (theme) used for the web interface pages. (Default: Default).
-**Open Menus:**  Checking any menu name here will show all that menu's submenus as open. Any unchecked menu will display its submenus as nested.
+**Open Menus:**  Checking a menu name here will show all its submenus as open. Unchecked menu will display their submenus as nested.
 ===== SSH Daemon =====
-**S**ecure **SH**ell is a tunneling protocol which allows you to make secure local and remote connections to the FreshTomato router. With the help of the Dropbear service, it also allows you to make SSH connections //though //the router, to LAN client devices. Setings in this section let you enable or disable the SSH Daemon and the Dropbear daemon, and configure their operation.
+Secure SHell is a tunneling protocol that allows you to make secure local and remote connections to the FreshTomato router. With the help of the Dropbear service, it also allows you to make SSH connections //though //the router, to LAN clients. Setings here enable or disable the SSH and the Dropbear daemon, and configure their operation.
 **Enable at Startup:** Checking this starts the SSH Daemon when the router boots. (Default: Enabled).
-**Extended MOTD:** Checking this enables the Message of the Day function. This function displays a custom message when you first log in via Telnet. The message can be can be important information or updates about the system or just a personal greeting from the system administrator.
+**Extended MOTD:** Checking this enables the Message of the Day function. This displays a custom message when you first log in via Telnet. The message can be important information, updates about the system or just a personal greeting.
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+**Remote Access:**  Checking this allows SSH connections from remote WAN/Internet clients. (Default: Disabled).
+**Remote Forwarding: **Checking this enables the Dropbear service. This service/daemon provides SSH services on the router and supports SSH port tunneling/forwarding. Do not confuse this with standard (local) Port Forwarding.
+For example, let's 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 via standard Port Forwarding. Instead, you can make an SSH connection into the router with an SSH port tunnel/forward configured (example: 127.0.0.1:1234 gets tunnelled/forwarded through SSH to 192.168.1.66:3389. This way, when you're connected via SSH to the router, you can open up RDP on the machine running the SSH client, and connect to 127.0.0.1:1234 and you're securely connected to 192.168.1.66 on your LAN. All traffic flows through SSH, and thus is encrypted. (RDP already uses encryption, but it's weaker than that provided by SSH).
-==== Remote Access ====
+**Port: **Here, can enter the port number on which SSH traffic will flow. Changing from the default is recommended, as port 22 is being constantly scanned by hackers. (Default: 22).
-Checking this allows SSH connections from remote (WAN/Internet) clients. (Default: Disabled).
+**Allow Password Login: **Checking this let clients login via SSH with only the normal administrative username and password. No authorized encryption key is needed. When disabled, SSH will require an authorized key to allow log on.
-**Remote Forwarding: **Checking this enables the Dropbear service. This server/daemon provides SSH services on the router and supports SSH port tunneling/forwarding. Do not confuse this with standard (local) Port Forwarding.
+**Authorized Keys:** Here you can enter one or more encryption keys which authorize an SSH client to access to the LAN.
-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/forward configured (example: 127.0.0.1:1234 gets tunnelled/forwarded through SSH to 192.168.1.66:3389. That way, when you're connected via SSH to the router, you can open up Remote Desktop on the machine running the SSH client, and connect to 127.0.0.1:1234 and you're securely connected to the machine 192.168.1.66 on your LAN. All the traffic flows across SSH, and thus is encrypted. (RDP does already use mild encryption, but it's not as secure as SSH).
+**Stop Now:** Clicking this button immediately stops the SSH daemon. SSH will start again at the next bootup. After clicking Stop Now, the button will display as "Start Now". Clicking this will immediately start the SSH daemon.
-**Port: **Here, you can enter the port number on which you want SSH traffic to flow. (Default: 22). Changing the port number from the default is highly recommended, as port 22 is being constantly scanned by Internet hackers.
-**Allow Password Login: **Checking this allows clients to login via SSH with only FreshTomato's normal username and password. No authorized encryption key is needed. When disabled, SSH will require an authorized key to allow a client to log on.
-**Authorized Keys:** Here you can enter one or more encryption keys which authorize an SSH client to access to the LAN.
 ===== 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. Unlike SSH, Telnet is not a secure protocol.
-**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. Note that after the Telnet daemon is stopped via this method, it will be restarted during FreshTomato's next reboot (if Enable at Startup is checked). When the Telnet Daemon has stopped, the button will change to read "Start Now". Clicking Start Now immediately starts the Telnet Daemon. When Telnet is finished starting, the text on this button will change back to "Stop Now".
+**Stop Now / Start Now:  **Clicking this button immediately stops the Telnet Daemon. The daemon will restart at the next reboot (if Enable at Startup is checked). When the Daemon has stopped, this button will display as "Start Now". Clicking Start Now immediately starts the Daemon. When Telnet is finished starting, the text on this button will change back to "Stop Now".
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 ===== 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's web aministration interface. Addresses can be individual, separated with commas, or a range separated by a dash, such as 1.1.1.1-2.2.2.2 . This setting applies to local and remote administration via HTTP, HTTPS, SSH (if enabled) and Telnet (if enabled).
+**Allowed Remote IP Address:**  Here, enter the IP addresses/DNS names of hosts you want to allow to connect to the router's web interface. Addresses can be individual, comma-separated or a range separated by a dash (1.1.1.1-2.2.2.2). This applies to local and remote administration via HTTP(S), SSH and Telnet.
-**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, specify whether SSH or Telnet connection attempts will 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". Checking Telnet limits the number of Telnet connection attempts similarly.
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 ===== Username/Password =====
-The Username/Password section is used to set FreshTomato's main logon Username and Password. You are strongly urged to change these from the default settings to keep the router and network secure.
+Here, you can set FreshTomato's main logon Username and Password. You are strongly urged to change these from the default to keep the network secure.
-**Username:** Here, enter the FreshTomato logon Username you wish to set. Leaving this field empty sets the username as "root". (Default: "root").
+**Username:**  Here, enter the FreshTomato logon Username to set. Leaving this field empty sets the username as the default, of: "root".
-**Password:** Here, enter the FreshTomato logon password you wish to set. (Default: "admin").
+**Password:**  Here, enter the FreshTomato logon password to set. (Default: "admin").
-**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's correct. It will be changed only when the text entered here and in the Password field match exactly.
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