Unlock Password Protection
If the NPort is password protected, then you will not be able to use the right
click or double click method to open the configuration page.
Instead, select an NPort with “Lock” status,
right click the locked NPort, and then
select the unlock button.
After inputting the correct password, the Administrator will display a message box as
shown here.
The previous “Lock” status will switch to
“Unlock” status.
Administrator will keep this NPort in the
Unlock status throughout this
Administrator session.
The meanings of the six states are as follows (note that the term Fixed is borrowed from the standard
fixed IP address networking terminology):
Lock
The NPort is password protected, “Broadcast Search” was used to locate it, and the password has not
yet been entered from within the current Administrator session.
Unlock
The NPort is password protected, “Broadcast Search” was used to locate it, and the password has been
entered from within the current Administrator session. Henceforth during this Administrator session,
activating various utilities for this NPort will not require re-entering the server password.