Configuring the Forum 5004/5008/5012
Configuration
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Since release 8 the communications system Forum 5004/5008/5012
distinguishes between safe and unsafe passwords. A safe password
consists of:
– at least eight characters
– at least one capital letter, one small letter and one cipher
– at least one special character (! " $ % & / ( ) = ? * + ~ # - _ : , ; > < | @)
– german umlauts do not match these criteria.
8.
Confirm your input with
Apply
.
Then the EULA (End User License Agreement) is displayed. Confirm the
license agreement by clicking on
Accept
.
Note:
If you do not confirm the EULA, the dialogue for loading the
firmware page is opened. This is where you can download an
older licensed firmware version once again.
9.
Click on the
Configurator
button on the home page.
Note:
When the Forum 5004/5008/5012 is commissioned, all
connected terminals are assigned to the “Administrators” user
group. In your initial configuration, you should configure addi-
tional user groups with restricted authorisations and assign
them terminals as required by your users.
To support your next configuration steps, you should activate the
Assistant
mode on the entry page of the
Configurator
. Please also pay attention to the
online help.
Note:
Deactivate any connection via a proxy server which has been
configured. Open the Internet Explorer, go to the menu
Extras
and open the
Internet options
dialogue box. Select the
Connections
register and deactivate the
Proxy Server
.
You will find notes on using the
Configurator
and configuring
Ports
,
Users
and
User groups
in the online help. Click on
Help
in the menu bar or click on
TOC
to activate an overview of help topics.
Tip:
Often a yellow exclamation mark symbol appears upon the
first-time commissioning. Click on this symbol to obtain infor-
mation on necessary configuration steps or on the communica-
tions system status.
