Managing device access templates

The device access template management function allows you to configure information such as the device login password.

Configuration guide

From the navigation tree of the system management component, select Access Template List under Device Management. The access template management page appears, as shown in Figure 21. Table 23 describes the template management functions.

Figure 21 Access template management page

Table 23 Template management functions

Function

Description

Template list

Allows you to view details about access templates and modify and delete

templates.

 

 

 

Adding a template

Allows you to add templates.

 

 

Template list

From the navigation tree of the system management component, select Access Template List under Device Management. The access template management page appears, as shown in Figure 21. Details of all access templates are displayed on the page.

Table 24 Fields of the template list

Field

Description

 

Template

Name of the template

 

 

Version No.

Version of the template

 

 

Web Username

Username for managing the device through web

 

 

Web Port

Port of the device providing web access service

 

 

Web Password

Password for managing the device through web, displayed as a string of

asterisks (*)

 

 

 

 

 

Telnet Username

Username for telneting to the device

 

 

Telnet Password

Password for telneting to the device, displayed as a string of asterisks (*)

 

 

 

 

Operation

Click the

icon of a template to modify the template.

Click the

icon of a template to delete the template.

 

 

 

 

 

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