NTI RACKMUX Console Drawer with UNIMUX Switch

ADDITIONAL MODES AVAILABLE WITH SECURITY

The three modes that follow are only available if the administrator is logged in.

Administration Mode

To enter the Administration Mode menu press <A> from the Maintenance Mode menu (page 17).

Administration Mode allows the administrator to use the following functions:

Function:

Keystroke:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change the administrator’s

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disable security

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Update User Name List

U

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change Alternate Command

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hot Key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 6- Administration Mode menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selects the idle time in minutes

T -

(0-2)

 

-

(0-9)

-

(0-9)

(xxx from 000 to 255. i.e. T002

 

 

would set the time-out period

 

 

x

x

x

for 2 minutes. 000 will disable it)

 

Exit Administration Mode and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

return to previous mode

Esc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administrator Password

To change the administrator password press <C> from the

Administration Mode menu.

The administrator is able to change the administrator password as needed (see Fig. 7). Two edit fields are available, one for password, the other for verify password. The password can be up to 13 characters in length.

Note: The default password for the administrator is

ADMINISTRATOR.

Figure 7- Administrator password change

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