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MAX 3000 Installation and Basic Configuration Guide
Preparing to Configure the MAX
Securing the MAX from unauthorized configuration changes
4
Press the Right Arrow key.
An edit field opens, delimited by brackets:
00-303 Full Access
Name=Full Access
Passwd:
[Ascend]
The edit field includes a blinking text cursor.
5
Type a new, secure password, consisting of no more than 20 characters. (The
factory-default password is cleared when you type the first character.)
6
Press Enter to exit the text-entry mode.
7
Press the Left Arrow key to exit the Full Access profile.
The Exit menu appears:
Exit?
> 0=ESC (Don’t exit)
1=Exit and discard
2=Exit and accept
8
Press 2 to exit the profile and save the changes.
The top-level Security menu appears:
00-300 Security
> 00-301
Default
00-302
00-303
00-304
00-305
00-306
00-307
00-308
00-309 Full Access
Later, when you reset or power-cycle the MAX, the new, restrictive Default Security
profile will be in effect. To configure the MAX, you will be required to supply the new
password that you assigned in step 5 to activate the Full Access Security profile.
Setting password protection for Telnet access
Assigning a Telnet password ensures that all users requesting Telnet sessions with the MAX,
either locally or across a WAN, must enter the password. To assign a password, proceed as
follows:
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If you have just finished configuring the Security profiles, press the Left Arrow key to exit
the Security profile.
The System menu appears:
00-000 System
> 00-100
Sys Config
00-200
Sys Diag
00-300 Security
00-400 Feature Codes
00-500
Destinations
00-600 Dial Plan
