SERVSWITCH™

5.5 The “Configure Security” Page

Use this page to set security options for the ServSwitch. Access this page, shown in Figure 5-10 below, from the main menu by hitting [Enter] when “Configure security” is highlighted.

Configure security

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security

 

 

New password

Configuration password

 

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Access password

********

 

 

 

 

Access time

999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protects access to configuration menu, up to 8 characters

Figure 5-10. The “Configure security” page.

5.5.1THE CONFIGURATION PASSWORD

This option protects the configuration settings of the ServSwitch system from unauthorized changes. To lock the main configuration menu activated by [Ctrl] [F12], set a configuration password here, using the procedure spelled out in Section 5.5.4. Once you do, an “Enter password” box will appear whenever the configuration menu is requested, and the ServSwitch will not permit any changes to options in the menu until the user enters that password. Factory default is no password.

5.5.2THE ACCESS PASSWORD

This option protects your CPUs from unauthorized viewing or access. To secure the CPUs, set an access password here, using the procedure spelled out in Section 5.5.4. Once you do, an “Enter password” box will pop up on a user station’s monitor as soon as the user at that station logs out with the [Ctrl] [L] command (see Section 4.3.12) or is logged out automatically when the access timeout expires (see the next section). If no password is entered within a few seconds, the

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