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Password setting
Password protection allows you restrict access to the system only to
authorized personnel. A password first needs to be set and then, using
the keyboard attached to the REMOTE module, a simple key sequence
allows the system to be quickly and securely detached from its
peripherals.
To set a password
1 Simultaneously, press the hotkeys (by default,
and
) along
with
to enter configuration mode.
2 Press
followed by
.
3 Now enter your new password, within the following constraints:
• Passwords are NOT case sensitive,
• Passwords may be any length from 1 character to a maximum
of forty characters,
• The following keys may NOT be used:
,
,
or
4 When you have entered the password, press
to signal its
completion.
5 Press
once more to exit configuration mode.
For full details about how to lock and unlock the system using your
password, please see the ‘Locking and unlocking the system’ section
in the ‘Installation and operation’ chapter.
Password override
This mode allows you to override the password that has been set at
the REMOTE module and place it into configuration mode so that a
new one may be set. This feature is particularly useful when
passwords have been lost or forgotten.
To override the REMOTE password
1 Remove power from the REMOTE module.
2 With power to the system and LOCAL module still applied, change
LOCAL switch 1 to the ON position.
3 Re-apply power to the REMOTE module. The REMOTE module will
go directly into configuration mode so that the old password can
be cleared and a new one set.
•
To clear a password
: (within configuration mode) Press
followed by
and followed by
again.
• You can now enter a new password using the procedure
outlined in steps 2 to 5 of the ‘Password setting’ section, or
press
to exit configuration mode.
4 Return LOCAL switch 1 to its OFF position.
Note: If switch 1 remains ON, then the REMOTE module will enter
configuration mode whenever it is repowered and will not operate
normally.
