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CHAPTER 5: Configuration
NOTES
If the system password is not defined, the IPS starts up in system mode,
and configuration functions are available to anyone who accesses the
command mode.
When defining password via the Web browser interface, re-type the
desired password in the confirm password field. When defining
passwords via the text interface, the submenu asks you for
confirmation.
• User password: The user password allows access to all on/off/boot command
functions, but does not allow access to configuration menus. (The user
password can be up to 16 characters long and the default is “undefined”.)
• User name (optional when accessing the IPS via the text interface): The user
name allows you to set up an additional layer of security for Web access to the
command mode by requiring that users correctly enter a name in addition to a
password. (The user name can be up to 16 characters long, and the default is
“undefined”.)
NOTE
The user name is only required when you access the IPS via the Web
interface.
• Site ID: The site ID defines a brief text message, which is used to identify the
installation location of the IPS. (The site ID can be up to 32 characters long
and the default is “undefined”.)
• Serial port mode: The serial port mode sets up the IPS console port for use
with either a local PC (console) or an external modem (modem). (The default
value for the serial port mode is “console”.)
NOTE
When the serial port mode is set at “modem”, the modem initialization
string is sent every 15 minutes.
• Modem initialization string: The modem initialization string defines a
command string (up to 32 characters long) that can be sent out the serial
console port to initialize an external modem. If the serial port mode is set to
console, the modem initialization string is not sent. For more information on
initialization commands, refer to the user’s guide for your modem. (The
default value for the modem initialization string is ATE0M0Q1& C1&
D2S0=1.)
