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Configure security
The Vista allows you to password protect access to the configuration menu and the computers. You
can also set a time interval after which you will be disconnected from the currently connected
computer with further access requiring a password.
Figure 11. Security screen
Security: Configuration password
This feature is used to prevent unauthorized changes to the switch configuration. To change the
configuration password, highlight the configuration password field and press enter to clear the field.
Then input up to 8 characters followed by the enter key. An input box appears and asks you to
confirm the password. The next time you enter the configuration menu you will be prompted for the
password.
Security: Access password
This feature is used to prevent unauthorized access to the computers. To change the access
password, highlight the access password field and press enter to clear the field. Then input up to 8
characters followed by the enter key. An input box appears and asks you to confirm the password.
When the switch powers on or you have otherwise been disconnected, you will be asked for the
access password from a login box.
Change the passwords and access time
Configuration password
********
Access password
********
Access time (minutes)
200
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