Configuring Users

quit

Defines the quit character. Typing the quit character closes and exits the current telnet session. This value is in hexadecimal with a default value of 1c (ASCII value FS).

escape

Defines the escape character. Returns you to the command line mode. This value is in hexadecimal with a default value of 1d (ASCII value GS).

Version

Description Displays firmware version and build.

User Level Normal, Admin

Syntax version

Configuring Users

Add User

Description

Adds a user. For units with 4 or less serial ports, you can configure up to 4 users. For

 

units with 8 or more serial ports, the maximum number of users which can be added is

User Level

48. This is in addition to the admin user.

Admin

Syntax

add user <username>

Option

<username>

 

The name of the user, without spaces. When you finish the command and press Enter,

 

you will be prompted to enter and re-enter a password for the user.

Delete User

Description

Deletes a user.

User Level

Admin

Syntax

delete user <config_user>

Option

<config_user>

 

You can see a list of users that can be deleted by typing delete user ?. You can not

 

delete the admin user.

Set Default User

Description

Configures the Default User. When adding a new user, the profile of the default user

 

will be used to assign the values of the various parameters of the new user. (CLI and

User Level

menu only).

Admin

Syntax

set default user [host-ip None<ip_address><config_host>]

 

[hotkey-prefix <00-7f>] [idle-timer <0-4294967>]

 

[language englishcustomlang]

 

[level adminnormalrestrictedmenu]

 

[line-access readinreadwrite [onoff]<line(s)> [0]]

 

[port tcp-cleartelnet <tcp_port>]

 

[service dsprompttelnettcp-clear] [sess-timer <0-4294967>]

Options

host-ip

 

For outbound User Services such as Telnet, this is the target host name or IP address. If

 

no IP address is specified, the Host IP value in the Default User configuration will be

 

used. The default is 0.0.0.0. or None.

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DS1, TS2 specifications

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