Cisco TelePresence System Codec C90 and Profile 65” Dual using C90
Contents | Introduction | Web interface | Advanced configuration | Password protection | Appendices |
Administrator guide
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Password protection
The system is password protected in the following ways:
•The Administrator settings menu can be password protected with a menu password.
•The Codec is password protected. You always need to enter a username to log in.
The same username and password is used for the web and command line interfaces.
You can also configure the codec to prompt for a
»» The default username is admin with no password set.
NOTE: We recommend that you set a password for the admin user - see how to Change your codec password to the right.
»» New user accounts with username and password/PIN- code can be created using the web interface.
Read more about user rights and how to add, edit and delete a user account in the 
User management section.
•You can protect the File system of the codec by setting a password for the root user. The root user is disabled by default.
NOTE: When a new administrator password has been defined make sure you keep a copy of the password in a safe place. Contact your Cisco representative if you have forgotten the password.
Set the Administrator settings menu password
When you set a password for the Administrator settings menu, all users must enter the password to get access to this menu, either on screen when using a remote control, or on the touch screen if you are using a Touch controller.
The menu password can be set from the
Set the menu password using the remote control
Perform the following steps to define a password for the Administrator settings menu:
1.In the on screen menu, go to Home > Settings > Administrator settings > Set menu password.
The password format is a string with
2.Enter the new password in the Set password menu.
3.Press Save.
Perform the following steps to change the password for the Administrator settings menu:
1.To change the password, go to Home > Settings > Administrator settings > Set menu password.
2.Enter the new password in the Set password menu.
3.Press Save.
Perform the following steps to deactivate the password for the Administrator settings menu:
1.To deactivate the password, go to Home > Settings > Administrator settings > Set menu password.
2.Leave the input field empty in the Set password menu.
3.Press Save to save the blank password. This will deactivate the Administrator settings menu password.
Set the menu password from a command line interface
Open a command line interface, for example PuTTY, and run the following command:
xCommand SystemUnit MenuPassword Set Password: <password>
Change your codec password
A user, including the default admin user, can change his codec password using the web interface or the command line interface.
If a password is not currently set, use the procedure below with a blank current password.
Change the password using the web interface
Perform the following steps to change the codec password:
1.Log in to the web interface with your username and current password.
2.Go to the Change password page.
3.Enter the current password, the new password, and repeat the new password in the appropriate input fields.
The password format is a string with
4.Click Save.
Change the password using the command line interface
Perform the following steps to change the codec password:
1.Connect to the codec through the network or the serial data port, using a command line interface (SSH or Telnet).
2.Log in to the codec with your username and current password.
3.Run the following API command and when prompted enter the current password, the new password, and confirm the new password:
systemtools passwd
The password format is a string with
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