Q: Security of AirPort Utility
I would like to know what protection is in place for administrative access to the AirPort via LAN connection. Does the app - Mac and Windows versions - encrypt the connection over port 5353?
I can't seem to find any documentation on this.
Hoping someone can help :-)
Posted on Oct 28, 2013 11:03 AM
Is there a method available for administrative access that does allow for encrypted credential transmission?
No
is there no way to save the running configuration to the start-up to secure against the reset problem?
No, but it is possible to save the configuration file in AirPort Utility to a location of your choice by Exporting the file, then Importing it at a future time.
This would save having to enter all of the configuration settings again manually, if someone had reset the AirPort router back to factory default settings.
Posted on Oct 28, 2013 12:00 PM