User Guide

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Access
The Linksys switch provides a built-in browser interface that you can configure and manage the
Switch via Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
requests selectively to help prevent security breaches on the network. You can manage your
HTTP and HTTPS settings for the Switch further by configuring session timeouts for HTTP and
HTTPS requests. Select enable or disable the HTTP service and enter the HTTP Timeout session.
Next, select enable or disable the HTTPS service and enter the HTTPS timeout session for the
Switch.
The Telnet protocol is a standard Internet protocol which enables terminals and applications to
interface over the Internet with remote hosts by providing Command Line Interface (CLI)
communication using a virtual terminal connection. This protocol provides the basic rules for
making it possible to link a client to a command interpreter. The Telnet service for the Switch is
enabled by default. Please note that for secure communication, it is better to use SSH over
Telnet.
Secure Shell (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for secure data communication network
services. SSH is a way of accessing the command line interface on the network Switch. The
traffic is encrypted, so it is difficult to eavesdrop on as it creates a secure connection within an
insecure network such as the Internet. Even if an attacker was able to view the traffic, the data
would be incomprehensible without the correct encryption key to decode it.