Configure the device using the Digi ConnectPort X Family web interface
Configuration through the web interface
Digi ConnectPort X Family
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User 2 is undefined. That is, the user does not exist by default, but you can define User 2.
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Use the User Permissions settings in the web interface or the
set permissions
command in
the command-line interface (see the
Digi Connect® Family Command Reference
for command
description) to configure the permissions for User 2.
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You can change permissions for User 2 to be either greater than or less than its default.
More-than-two-user model
User definitions are exactly the same as the two-user model, with the addition of user groups and
more users. The
set group
command defines user groups; see the
Digi Connect® Family Command
Reference
for command description. Currently, there is no web interface page for defining user groups.
Password authentication
By default, password authentication is enabled for Digi ConnectPort X Family devices. When you
access the Digi device by opening the web interface or issuing a telnet command, a login prompt
appears. The default user name is
root
and the unique default password is printed on the device label.
If the password is not on the device label, the default password is
dbps
. If neither of the defaults
work, the password may have been updated. Contact your system administrator.
Enable password authentication
To enable password authentication from the web interface:
1. Select
Configuration
>
Security
.
2. On the Security Configuration page, select the
Enable password authentication
check box.
3. Type the new password in the
New Password
and
Confirm Password
edit boxes.
4. Click
Apply
.
5. A prompt appears to immediately log back in to the web interface using the new values.
To enable password authentication for a Digi device that uses the one-user model from the command
line:
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Issue a
newpass
command with a password length of one or more characters.
Disable password authentication
You can disable password authentication as needed.
To change a password from the web interface:
1. Select
Configuration
>
Users
.
2. On the
Users Configuration
page, select the
Enable password authentication
check box.
3. Click
Apply
.
To change a password from the command line:
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Issue a
newpass
command with a zero-length password.
Change the password for an administrative user
To increase security, change the administrative user's password from its default. The default
administrative password is
root
.
Note
Record the new password. If you lose this password, you must reset the Digi ConnectPort X
Family product to the default firmware settings.
