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Stinger® FS/Stinger FS+ Getting Started Guide
Configuring Control Modules and System Timing
Restricting administrative access
admin>
dir serial
12 03/06/2003 02:57:48 { shelf-1 first-control-module 1 }
12 03/06/2003 03:01:46 { shelf-1 second-control-module 1 }
The designations
first-control-module
and
second-control-module
refer
to the slot position, not the primary or secondary status of each control module.
To make serial logins more secure, modify the Serial profile of each control module to
specify a null User profile name, as shown in the following example. Anyone trying
to establish a connection through the serial port is then required to provide a
username and password.
admin>
read serial {1 8 2}
SERIAL/{ shelf-1 first-control-module 2 } read
admin>
set user-profile =
admin>
write
SERIAL/{ shelf-1 first-control-module 2 } written
admin>
read serial {1 9 2}
SERIAL/{ shelf-1 second-control-module 2 } read
admin>
set user-profile =
admin>
write
SERIAL/{ shelf-1 second-control-module 2 } written
Changing the default
admin
password
Because the
admin
User profile controls permissions that enable most levels of
activity, access to that login must be carefully restricted. To protect the
admin
login,
change its well-known default password the first time you log into the unit.
Following is the password parameter, shown with its factory default setting:
[in USER/admin]
password = "Ascend"
You can specify any password up to 20 characters. All future logins governed by the
admin
User profile must provide the new password.
For example, the following commands change the admin password to
x1!35DPG
:
admin>
read user admin
USER/admin read
admin>
set password = x1!35DPG
admin>
write
USER/admin written
When an administrator Telnets into the Stinger unit, the system prompts for the
name and password of a User profile and authenticates the information before
allowing the Telnet session. For example:
Parameter
Setting
Password
Text string of up to 20 characters, which must be entered
by a user to log in with permissions authorized by the
admin
profile. The value is case sensitive.