Configuration
5.5. User Accounts
Prior to accessing command mode or establishing a Telnet Direct Connection, you will be prompted to enter a username (login) and password. The username and password entered at login determine which port(s) you will be allowed to connect and what type of commands you will be allowed to execute. Each username / password combination is defined within a "user account."
The RSM allows up to 128 user accounts; each account includes a username, password, security level, port access rights, and an optional callback number.
5.5.1.Supervisor Access
In order to protect access to important command functions, the RSM allows you to enable or disable Supervisor commands for specific accounts. Accounts that have Supervisor Access enabled, will be allowed access to all configuration menus, review all status screens, and connect to any RSM RS232 port.
When Supervisor Access is disabled, the account will be blocked from changing configuration parameters, access to status screens will be restricted, and the user will only be able to connect to ports specifically allowed by that account.
Note that in the default state, the RSM includes one predefined user account that provides access to Supervisor commands and allows connections with any RSM RS232
port. The default username for this account is "super" (lowercase, no quotation marks), and the password for the account is also "super".
Notes:
•In order to ensure security, it is recommended that when initially setting up the unit, you should either change the username and password for the default "super" user account, or preferably, a new user account with Supervisor access should be created, and the "super" account should then be deleted.
•If the RSM is reset to default parameters, all user accounts will be cleared, and the default "super" account will be restored.
•If Supervisor commands are disabled at a given port, then accounts that permit Supervisor commands will not be able to access command mode via that port.
In most cases, a password with Supervisor Access can be entered at any port, allowing the user to invoke Supervisor level commands. However, if you wish to completely deny a specific port’s access to Supervisor commands (even with a password that normally permits them), the Port Parameters menus can disable Supervisor commands at ports 3 and above, and the Network Port. The Supervisor Mode cannot be disabled at Ports 1 and 2 (the System Setup Ports.) For a summary of commands and status screens available to Supervisors and
5.5.2.Port Access
Each account can be granted access to a different selection of ports. Accounts with Supervisor access are always allowed to establish connections with all ports, but accounts without Supervisor Access can be restricted to a specific port or group of ports. Note also, that several accounts can be allowed access to the same port.