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36 Mercury Reference Manual 05-4446A01, Rev. C
5. Enter your password (default password is
admin
). For security, your
password keystrokes do not appear on the screen. Press .
NOTE:
Passwords are case sensitive. Do not use punctuation mark
characters. You may use up to 13 alpha-numeric characters.
The unit responds with the Starting Information Screen ( Figure 3-6 ).
From here, you can review basic information about the unit or press
G
to
proceed to the Main Menu.
Invisible place holder
Figure 3-6. Starting Information Screen—Local Console Session
Starting a Telnet
Session
NOTE:
This method requires that you know the IP address of the unit
beforehand. If you do not know the address, use the Local
Console method (above) and access the Starting Information
Screen. The address is displayed on this screen.
1. Connect a PC to the unit’s
LAN
port, either directly with a
crossover
cable
or via a network with a
straight-through
cable. The
LAN
LED
lights to indicate an active connection.
NOTE:
When using Ethernet to access the unit, you might need to
change your computer’s IP address to be on the same subnet as
the radio. You can identify or verify the unit’s IP address by
using a Local Console session to communicate with the radio
through its
COM1
Port and viewing the Starting Information
Screen.
2. Start the Telnet program on your computer, targeting the IP address
of the unit to which you are connected, and press .
ENTER
ENTER