600-SERIES HARDWARE MANUAL
Appendix H - HyperTerminal Commands
APPENDIX-Page H-7
Setting Passwords and Encryption fields (optional):
TIP: If you want to keep the factory default settings, you can press the <Enter> key to
skip
through these fields – options are explained below.
9.
Setting a PASSWORD: (optional)
used only for telnet; this is not needed for panel to
communicate.
IMPORTANT: Also ‘Allow Telnet’ field must be set to “y” to enable telnet.
The default password is “install”.
To keep/skip it -
Press <Enter> and advance to next field.
To change it –
type a new password (4 to 8 characters) and press <Enter> key.
To erase it –
press the <space bar> then <Enter> to advance.
10.
Setting a PASS PHRASE: (optional) -
used for Event Encryption (next option); this not
needed for panels to communicate). This is blank by default. Events will be encrypted
between the controller and Event Service if you set this up.
To keep or skip it -
Press <Enter> and advance to next field.
To change it -
type a new password (
between 16 to 39 characters long
)
.
IMPORTANT:
The ‘ENCRYPT EVENTS’ field must be set to “y” to enable feature.
IMPORTANT
:
This value must match exactly to the
pass phrase
set in the Event Service.
11.
Setting the ENCRYPT EVENTS (y/n):
(optional – must have a pass phrase set (previous
option) - this not needed for panels to communicate). This is ‘n’ (off) by default.
Type “y” or “n” to indicate yes (on) or no (off).
This must match the setting in the
Event Server (in the Event Server - yes = checked; no = unchecked).
12.
ALLOW TELNET:
this option will block telnet capability if set to NO.
IMPORTANT:
The ‘PASSWORD’ field must also be set up (previous step).
