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Chapter 4 Secure the Terminal
3. Click OK.
Change Terminal Password
You must know the current password of the terminal to set a new one.
Follow these steps to change the password of the terminal.
1. From the terminal toolbar, click Secure, then click Change Password.
2. Enter the current password in the Old Password field.
3. Enter the new password in the New Password and Confirm Password
fields.
IMPORTANT
If you forget the terminal password there is no way to recover it. You
can perform the restore terminal operation, or return the terminal to the
out-of-box configuration. Doing so will clear the password and also
remove all applications, logs, recipes, user-installed font files, objects
and graphics. See
Returning to the Out-of-box Condition on page 103
Restoring the Terminal on page 104
for more information.
Alternatively, you can update the terminal firmware to the same or later
firmware revision. Doing so will clear the password and other settings,
but your applications, recipes, and fonts will be retained. See
for more information.
IMPORTANT
If the terminal is password protected using Connected Components
Workbench software version 10 or later, you cannot download an
application to the terminal using Connected Components Workbench
software version 9 or earlier. An error message stating the system is
busy will be shown in the output window under the Graphic Terminal
message list.
Use the following guidelines when creating a password:
• passwords must be 8...32 characters in length
• valid characters are uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols
found on the keyboard and spaces
