Roche CoaguChek Pro II, Operator'S Manual

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CoaguChek
®
Pro II · Operator’s Manual
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Do not use shared user or operator accounts on
meter, DMS and network.
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Whether working in a wired or wireless
environment, use a strong password for user or
operator accounts on the meter, DMS, and
network. Observe your own facility guidelines on
password management where available, or apply
the rules for strong passwords, see
“
Characteristics of strong passwords ” below.
Wired network
connection If the Handheld Base Unit from Roche Diagnostics is
used to connect this meter to a local area network, the
Handheld Base Unit must be protected against
unauthorized access by means of a
strong password
management . Observe your own facility guidelines
on password management where available, or apply
the following rules:
Characteristics of strong passwords
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Passwords should not contain the user’s account
name or parts of the user’s full name that exceed
two consecutive characters.
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Passwords should be at least eight characters in
length.
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Passwords should contain characters from the
following three categories:
• English uppercase alphabetic characters (A
through Z)
• English lowercase alphabetic characters (a
through z)
• Numeric characters (0 through 9)
Characteristics of weak passwords
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uhxwze11 contains no upper case letter.
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UHXW13SF contains no lower case letter.
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uxxxxx7F contains the same character more than
four times.
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