About the Management Interface

Traditionally, administrators access a network device for management through the data (proxy/bridge) interface. Thus normal user traffic and network management traffic are intermixed on the data interface. This results in security vulnerabilities and allows potential attackers to gain control of the network.

IWSVA supports a dedicated (also known as out-of-band) management interface that does not carry user data.

• Note: Management Interface requires the use of a freely available network interface. Before you enable the separate Management Interface, make sure you have properly installed and configured a new network interface on the machine.

See also:

• Management Interface