Aastra Telecom 41-001343-02 manual Administrator Passwords, Locking/Unlocking the Phone

Operational Features

Administrator Passwords

An administrator can change the administrator passwords on the phone using the configuration files only.

An administrator can also assign a password for using the Options key on the IP phone. You turn this feature on and off by entering the "options password enabled" parameter followed by a valid value in the configuration files. Valid values are 0 (false; Options key not password protected), or 1 (true; Options key password protected). If this parameter is set to 1, a user has to enter a password at the IP phone UI. If the password is entered correctly, the user is allowed to gain access to the Options Menu and no more password prompts display for other password protected screens. If the user fails to enter the correct password in three attempts, access to the Options Menu is denied and the IP phone returns to the idle screen.

Changing the Administrator Password

Use the following procedure to change the administrator password.

Configuration Files

For specific parameters you can set in the configuration files, see Appendix A, the section, “Password Settings” on page A-14.

Locking/Unlocking the Phone

A user or administrator can lock a phone to prevent it from being used or configured. Once the phone is locked, the user or administrator can enter their password to unlock the phone.

You can lock/unlock a phone using the configuration files, the IP Phone UI, or the Aastra Web UI.

You can use any of the following methods to lock/unlock a phone:

•Using the IP Phone UI at the path Options->Lock.

•Using the Aastra Web UI via the path Operation->Phone Lock.

•Using the configuration files to configure a softkey as “phonelock”, and then pressing the key to lock/unlock the phone.

•Using the Aastra Web UI to configure a softkey as “Phone Lock”, and then pressing the key to lock/unlock the phone.

Note:

All of the methods above configure locking/unlocking of the phone dynamically. Once configured, the feature takes affect immediately. To unlock the phone, a user or administrator must enter their password.

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