5.3. Password Functions
The CMS features two different types of passwords; the Supervisor Password and the Port (User) Passwords. The Supervisor Password allows system administrators to invoke unit configuration commands, and the Port Passwords allow users to access specific ports in order to create connections between ports or view port configuration parameters.
5.3.1. The Supervisor Password
The Supervisor Password allows access to higher level CMS configuration commands, which administrators can employ to select communication parameters, set up IP Security, assign port access rights, and perform other system management tasks.
When the Supervisor Password is defined (via the System Parameters menu), the CMS will display a password prompt whenever you attempt to access the command mode. If the correct Supervisor Password is entered, the CMS command mode then starts up in Supervisor Mode. Supervisor Level commands are summarized in Section 10.3 of this User's Guide.
Note:
●If the Supervisor Password is not defined, then Supervisor Level commands will be available to all ports, and port access and configuration functions will not be password protected.
●If you wish to restrict user ports from changing CMS configuration parameters or connecting to restricted ports, the Supervisor Password must be defined.
●When the Supervisor Password is defined, the CMS will display a password prompt when you attempt to access the command mode. Any RS232 port that has not been assigned a Port Password, can then only be accessed using the Supervisor Password.
Normally, the Supervisor Password can be entered at any port in order to gain access to Supervisor Level commands. Note that if you wish to completely deny a port's access to Supervisor Mode (even with the Supervisor Password), the Port Parameters menus (/P and /N) can be used to disable the Supervisor Mode at ports 3 through 16 and the Network Port. The Supervisor Mode cannot be disabled at System SetUp Ports 1 and 2.
Note that if the unit is reset to default parameters, all ports will revert to the default state, where Supervisor Level commands are available to all ports, without password protection.
Note:
●When defining a Supervisor Password, it is strongly recommended that you record the password for future use.
●If you forget or lose your Supervisor Password, you will not be able to access