Paradyne COMSPHERE
3610, Operator'S Manual

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COMSPHERE 3600 Series Data Service Units
D-2 July 1999 3610-A2-GB91-90
Password Security
The Term password is used to secure entry into the
DCP functions from the async terminal. This password is
also used for enabling the Term feature as well as for
gaining access to the DCP once Term is enabled.
The Term password can be modified at the async
terminal or the DCP. See the section Password Change in
this appendix for more details.
To set up password security at the DCP:
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Procedure
1. Go to the Confg branch. Use the or keys
to display the Term selection.
2. Select Term.
3. Select Pswrd; the Term Pswrd screen appears.
F1
Term Pswrd
:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Chang Save
F2 F3
4. Select Chang (change), then use the function
keys (F1 and F2) to increment and decrement
available characters. Use the
or keys to
move the cursor position to the left or right.
5. Enter the password into the system by pressing
the key and then selecting Save.
6. If you do not want to save the password entered,
select Undo.
F1
Pswrd: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
↑ ↓
Undo
F2 F3
Enabling the Async Terminal
To enable the async terminal:
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Procedure
1. Ensure that the terminal is connected physically
to the DSU.
2. Go to the Confg branch. Use the or keys
to display the Term selection.
3. Select Term.
4. Select Enab; the following screen appears.
F1
Pswrd: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
↑ ↓
Enter
F2
F3
5. Enter the previously configured password and
then press F3. The async terminal is now enabled
and the DCP is disabled. The LCD displays
User I/F – Idle.
F1
User I/F - Idle
F2 F3
6. From the terminal, press the carriage return
< CR > and the Password Access Menu screen
appears (
Figure D-1 ).
To activate the async terminal, you must enter the
configured password and < CR > at the async Password
Access Menu screen (
Figure D-1 ).
If the password is valid, the DSU’s top-level menu is
displayed on the async terminal. At the same time, the
LCD’s message changes to:
F1
User I/F - Activ
F2
F3
If the password is invalid, the Password Access Menu
screen reappears. The async terminal feature is
considered activated when the Top-Level Menu screen
appears (see
Figure D-2 in Selection Screens section).