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NOTE: Each password must consist of ASCII characters and contain between 6 and 64 characters.

4.Confirm the new password. If successful, you will see a message stating that the password has been changed.

5.Press Enter.

6.To save your changes and exit the menu, type 0 (zero) and press Enter.

To change the receiver password:

1.Press 2 to select Change Console Password on the Security Configuration Menu and press Enter. You will be prompted to enter your current password.

2.Type your current password and press Enter. You will be prompted to enter the new password.

3.Type the new password and press Enter.

NOTE: Each password must consist of ASCII characters and contain between 6 and 64 characters.

4.Confirm the new password. If successful, you will see a message stating that the password has been changed.

5.Press Enter.

6.To save your changes and exit the menu, type 0 (zero) and press Enter.

To reset the receiver or transmitter password:

If you lose your receiver or transmitter password, you can reset the system to the default password with the help of Avocent Technical Support.

1.Access the serial menu as described in Accessing the serial menu on page 12.

2.Choose option 1 to access the Receiver Menu or option 2 to access the Transmitter Menu and press Enter.

3.You will be prompted to enter your current password. Type ?????? (six question marks) and press Enter. The serial menu will also prompt you to enter a key.

4.Contact Avocent Technical Support to obtain the key. The Technical Support Specialist will ask you for the 16 character hex code. Read out the code exactly as it appears on the serial menu. The Specialist will provide you with a new 16 character hex sequence.

5.In the serial menu at the Key prompt, type the 16 character hex sequence provided to you by Avocent Technical Support. Press Enter.

6.The default password is now active.

Authentication for the transmitter

You can change the password settings for the transmitter through the serial menu using the Transmitter Security Configuration Menu.

To access the Transmitter Security Configuration Menu:

1.Activate the serial menu as described in Accessing the serial menu on page 12.

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LongView IP specifications

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