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13.1.3 Password Security
Description
To maintain system security, system passwords are required to access certain programming functions of the
PBX. By giving different users access to different passwords, it is possible to control the amount of
programming that each user is able to perform.
The following types of system passwords are available:
Password Description Format
PT System Password
(PT) for User Used to access user-level PT programming. The specific PT
programming items that may be programmed at user level
can be selected through system programming item. 4 – 10
digits
System Password
(PT) for Administrator Used to access administrator-level PT programming. All PT
programming settings are available.
PC System Password
(PC) for User Used with the user-level programmer code to access
user-level PC programming. The installer can specify which
system programming settings are available. 4 – 10
character
s
System Password
(PC) for Administrator Used with the administrator-level programmer code to
access administrator-level PC programming. The installer
can specify which system programming settings are
available.
System Password
(PC) for Installer Used with the installer-level programmer code to access
installer-level PC programming. All system programming
settings are available.
The three programmer codes used for PC programming can be set through Maintenance Console. For more
information about programmer codes, see Section 2.1.2 Access Levels in the PC Programming Manual. The
required format of each code is as follows:
Item Length
User Level Programmer Code 0 – 16 characters
Administrator Level Programmer Code 4 – 16 characters
Installer Level Programmer Code 4 – 16 characters
CAUTION
To the Administrator or Installer regarding the system password
1.
Please provide all system passwords to the customer.
2.
To avoid unauthorized access and possible abuse of the PBX, keep the passwords secret, and inform
the customer of the importance of the passwords, and the possible dangers if they become known to
others.
3.
The PBX has default passwords preset. For security, change these passwords the first time that you
program the PBX.
4.
Change the passwords periodically.
5.
It is strongly recommended that passwords of 10 numbers or characters be used for maximum
protection against unauthorized access. For a list of numbers and characters that can be used in system
passwords, refer to Section 1.1.2 Entering Characters in the PC Programming Manual.
6.
If a system password is forgotten, it can be found by loading a backup of the system data into a PC,
and checking the password using the Maintenance Console software. If you do not have a backup of
the system data, you must reset the PBX to its factory defaults and reprogram it. Therefore, we strongly
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13.1.3 Password Security