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Chapter 4 - Designing the User Experience

Setting Passwords and Security Options

You can enter or change the administrator and meeting passwords as well as specify whether to allow remote access to the system.

To set passwords and security options:

1.Go to System > Admin Settings > General Settings > Security.

2.Configure these settings:

Setting

Description

 

 

Admin Password

Enter or change the Admin password.

 

When the Admin password is set, you must enter this password

 

to:

 

 

Make configuration changes not in the User Settings screen.

 

Update the software.

 

Manage the system using the V500 web interface.

 

 

Meeting Password

Enter or change the meeting password, if any.

 

 

Allow Access to

Specifies whether the User Settings screen is accessible to users

User Settings

via the System screen.

 

Uncheck this option if you do not want users to change

 

environmental settings.

 

 

AES Encryption

Specifies whether to encrypt calls with other sites that support

 

AES encryption.

 

 

Enable Remote

Specifies whether to allow remote access to the system by:

Access

FTP

 

 

Web

 

Telnet

 

SNMP

 

You may select any of these, or any combination of them.

 

Note: The system reboots if you change the remote access

 

settings.

 

 

Web Access Port

Specifies the port to use when accessing the system using the

 

V500 web interface.

 

If you change this from the default (port 80), you will need to

 

include the port number with the IP address when you use the

 

V500 web interface to access the system. This makes

 

unauthorized access more difficult.

 

 

Allow Video Display

Specifies whether to allow administrators who use the V500 web

on Web

interface to view the room where the system is located.

 

 

 

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