FORCE

Use the FORCE command to override the current Bridge Module administrator password. It should only be used in the case when the password was illegally changed or forgotten. The FORCE command can only be entered at the login prompt.

Format

FORCE

Parameters

none

Description

The FORCE command enables you to force the administrator password back to its factory default (carriage return). This command can only be used at the login password prompt.

The FORCE command requires that you provide answers to two prompts about the LED sequence displayed on the front panel of the module before you can reset the administrator password - requiring you to be physically located at the concentrator where the module is installed.

To revert the current administrator password to its factory default (carriage return), you must interpret 2 hex digits from two consecutive LED displays at the Bridge Module front panel and enter these values at the login prompt. You have 30 seconds in which to enter the hex digits for each display.

When you respond to both prompts within their 30 second time limits and provide the correct interpretation of the displayed LED sequences, the Bridge Module displays the message “Access Accepted” and performs a reset. At the subsequent Password: prompt, press the ENTER key to access administrator mode on the bridge. You may then use the SET DEVICE PASSWORD ADMINISTRATOR command to establish a new administrator password.

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