1.1 Introduction
1.1.2Password Security
To maintain system security, system passwords are required to access certain programming functions of the PBX. By giving different users access to different passwords, it is possible to control the amount of programming that each user is able to perform.
The following types of system passwords are available:
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System Password (PT) for | Used to access | 4 – 10 |
User | specific PT programming items that may be | digits |
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System Password (PT) for | Used to access |
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Administrator | PT programming settings are available. |
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Warning to the Administrator or Installer regarding the system password
1.Please provide all system passwords to the customer.
2.To avoid unauthorised access and possible abuse of the PBX, keep the passwords secret, and inform the customer of the importance of the passwords, and the possible dangers if they become known to others.
3.The PBX has default passwords preset. For security, change these passwords the first time that you programme the PBX.
4.Change the passwords periodically.
5.It is strongly recommended that passwords of 10 numbers or characters be used for maximum protection against unauthorised access. For a list of numbers and characters that can be used in system passwords, refer to Section 1.1.3 Entering Characters.
6.If a system password is forgotten, it can be found by loading a backup of the system data into a PC, and checking the password using the
However, as system passwords can be extracted from backup copies of the system data file, do not allow unauthorised access to these files.
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