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CHAPTER 4: Configuration
4.2.10 S
ETTING THE
P
ASSWORD
There are many situations where access to corporate file servers or sensitive
information needs to be controlled. In such circumstances, the ServSwitch Wizard
can be locked away in a room or secure cabinet and controlled remotely. In this
mode, you can type the hotkey sequence followed by the number “0” (zero) at the
shared keyboard of the active control port in order to “lock” the Wizard. When you
do so, the Wizard blanks the screen, disconnects the keyboard and mouse from all
of the computers, and displays the letter “P” on its front-panel display. Control can
only be regained by typing the correct password on the keyboard.
To set this password, get into configuration mode, then type the letter “P” and
press the [Enter] key. The ServSwitch Wizard will light the middle and bottom
segments of its front-panel display, so that it resembles a wide equals sign, and you
can then type your password. The password is not case-sensitive and can be any
combination of keystrokes, including function keys but excluding [Ctrl], [Alt],
[Shift], and [Enter]. (For example, the password [F4] [F] [R] [E] [D] [Home]
would be valid.) When you’ve finished typing in your password, press [Enter] to
save it to the Wizard’s EEPROM. (This type of memory does not depend on active
power or even a battery backup, so it can persist indefinitely.) Don’t worry if you
type the password incorrectly; you can always re-enter it, even if you’ve exited and
re-entered configuration mode. (The exception to this is if somebody locks the
Wizard, and you discover only then that you messed up entering the password or
can’t remember what the password is. At that point, you’ll have to power down the
Wizard and hold down its front-panel pushbutton while powering it back on to get
back into configure mode—as described in
Section 4.2.1
—in order to change the
password.)
If you want to remove the password after setting one, get into configuration
mode, type the letter “P”, and press the [Enter] key as before, but then press
[Enter] again without typing in any other characters. (If you try to lock the Wizard
before you’ve set a password, or after you’ve removed the password, the Wizard will
still blank the video, but it won’t prevent someone from selecting another
channel.)
4.2.11 E
XITING
C
ONFIGURATION
M
ODE
When you’ve finished configuring the ServSwitch Wizard, simply type the letter “E”
and press [Enter]. The Wizard will exit the configuration mode and return to
normal operation. The attached computers can now be switched on.
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