APC AP7900 manual Changing default user names and passwords immediately, Web Server

Switched Rack PDU

USER’S GUIDE

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Web Server.

Security Access	Description
Available methods:	In basic HTTP authentication mode, the user name and
• User name and password	password are transmitted base-64 encoded (with no
• Selectable server port	encryption).
• Server Enable/Disable	SSL and TLS are available on Web browsers supported
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)	for the Switched Rack PDU and on most Web servers.
and Transport Layer	The Web protocol Hypertext Transfer Protocol over
Security (TLS)	Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS) encrypts and decrypts
	page requests to the Web server and pages returned by
	the Web server to the user.

RADIUS.

Security Access	Description
Available methods:	RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is
• Centralized authentication	an authentication, authorization and accounting service
of access rights	used to centrally administer remote access for each
• A server secret shared	Rack PDU.
between the RADIUS
server and the Rack PDU

Changing default user names and passwords immediately

As soon as you complete the installation and initial configuration of the Rack PDU, immediately change the default user names and passwords. Configuring unique user names and passwords is essential to establish basic security for your system.

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