Symmetricom Time Server user manual Further Precautions

Front Panel Interface Chapter 2: Installation and Start-Up

2.Enter a character with either the ↑ or ↓ arrow, as described above.

3.Press the → directional push-button to advance the cursor.

4.Repeat step 2 and step 3 until you have entered all the user ID characters.

5.Press the SET-UPpush-button to reposition the cursor on the PW: line.

6.Enter password characters using step 2 and step 3 above.

Every time you press the → directional push-button, the previous character becomes a “*”.

7.After entering the last password character, press the → arrow once more, so that all characters are “*”s.

8.Press the SAVE push-button to save all entries and enter the parameter display sequence.

If you followed this procedure correctly, the first parameter (IP Address) appears and you can now enter initial system parameters as per the procedure in Section 2.5 on page 2-28.If there was a problem with security set-up, a message appears: “Invalid Login ID or Password.”

Once you have set the user ID and password, you must enter them whenever using the front panel alphanumeric display to review or modify system parameters. For a quick review, or to modify parameters remotely, use the TimeVault web interface or a serial connection.

Further Precautions

After 10 minutes without any front panel push-button activity, TimeVault automatically times out the security feature. You must re-enter user ID and password to review or modify system parameters through the front panel alphanumeric display.

However, under circumstances when you must protect TimeVault before the 10-minute time out, you can do this manually with the Display Security Logout feature.

To manually logout of Display Security:

1.Press the SET-UPpush-button to scroll through the parameter list until Display Security Logout appears.

2.Press the SAVE push-button.

The default UTC time and date display appears.

After logging out, you must re-enter the user ID and password to review or modify system parameters through the front panel alphanumeric display.

Disabling Security

The Display Security feature remains “ON” until you manually disable it. To disable the Display Security feature:

1.Press the SET-UPpush-button until Display Security appears.

2.Press any directional push-button to change the security setting from “ON” to “OFF”.

3.Press the SAVE push-button.

The default UTC time and date display appears, and system parameters can now be reviewed or modified by anyone.

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