AMX NI-3101-SIG manual Logging Into a Session, Logout, Help Security

NetLinx Security with a Terminal Connection

Logging Into a Session

Until Telnet security is enabled, a session will begin with a welcome banner.

Welcome to NetLinx v3.01.320 Copyright AMX Corp. 1999-2005

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The welcome banner is not displayed for Terminal sessions.

It is very important for a user properly execute the 'logout' command prior to disconnecting from a Master. Simply removing the USB connector from the Configuration Port maintains your logged-in status until you either return to logout via a new session or reboot the target Master.

When Terminal security is enabled, the user should type in the word login to then be prompted for a username and password before they will be allowed to access any commands available from Telnet. No welcome banner will be displayed until a valid login is made. When the session is started, the user will see a login prompt as seen below:

Login:

The user (Login) name is case sensitive. The username must be entered with the exact combination of upper and lower letters as was assigned to them by the security administrator. The username must be at least 4 characters long and no more than 20 characters. Any combination of letters, numbers, or other characters may be used.

The user would enter their username and then would be prompted for a password:

Login: User1

Password:

The password is case sensitive. The password must be entered with the exact combination of upper and lower letters as was assigned to them by the security administrator. The password must be at least 4 characters long and no more than 20 characters. Any combination of letters, numbers, or other characters may be used.

After the password is entered, if the password is correct you will see a welcome banner as shown below:

Login: User1

Password: *****

Welcome to NetLinx v3.01.320 Copyright AMX Corp. 1999-2005

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If the password is incorrect, the following will be displayed:

Login: User1

Password: *****

Login not authorized. Please try again.

After a delay, another login prompt will be displayed to allow the user to try again. If after 5 prompts, the login is not done correctly the following will be displayed and the connection closed:

Login not allowed. Goodbye!

If a user opens a connection but does not enter a username or password (i.e. they just sit at a login prompt), the connection will be closed after 1 minute.

Logout

The logout command will log the user out of the current secure telnet session. For a Terminal session, the user will be logged out and to access Terminal commands again the user will first have to login.

It is very important for a user properly execute the 'logout' command prior to disconnecting from a Master. Simply removing the USB connector from the Configuration Port maintains your logged-in status until you either return to logout via a new session or reboot the target Master.

Help Security

The help security command will display the security menu as shown previously.

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