Permanently Disabling Features

The EtherScope nXG Controlled Edition supports permanently disabling controlled features to meet a variety of security needs.

When controlled features are permanently disabled, internal hardware modifications are made that prevent the disabled controlled features from operating. Please note that NetAlly does not accept product return requests from customers who want to re-enable permanently disabled controlled features.

CAUTION!

  • NetAlly does not accept product return requests from customers who want to re-enable permanently disabled controlled features.

  • NetAlly does not accept product return requests from customers who want to make controlled feature changes after the changes to the unit have been finalized.

In addition, the product supports finalizing the state of controlled features. When controlled features are finalized, hardware modifications are made that prevent any future changes to the state of the controlled features.

To permanently disable controlled features, follow the instructions in Controlling Feature Availability to select the features you want to permanently disable or to finalize.

After selecting features on the Settings screen, tap the action overflow icon at the top of the screen.

Select one of the following options:

  • Permanently Apply
  • Permanently Apply & Finalize
  • Finalize

NOTE: the Permanently Apply & FinalizeFinalize option only becomes active when at least one controlled feature has been permanently disabled and there are no semi-permanently disabled controlled features.

If you select Permanently Apply, a message identifies the pending actions:

Select one of the following options:

  • CHANGE PERMANENTLY to irreversibly apply the pending changes
    • Note that these changes are permanent and cannot be undone.
  • CANCEL discards the pending changes and returns to the Settings screen

After the changes are applied, the unit automatically restarts.

If the Permanently Apply & Finalize Finalize option is selected, a message identifies the pending actions:

Select one of the following options:

  • CHANGE PERMANENTLY to irreversibly apply the pending changes.
    • Note that these changes are permanent and cannot be undone. In addition, the state of all the controlled features is permanently locked.
  • CANCEL to discard the pending changes and return to the Settings screen

After the changes are applied, the unit automatically restarts.

To view the new status of the controlled features, visit the Controlled Edition Status screen. (This example assumes the Browser App and Telnet/SSH App were previously disabled but not permanently disabled.)