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Password Protection
Passwords have the following requirements:
•
The password must be between 1 and 8 characters long.
•
The password can be made up of a combination of any ASCII characters except spaces.
•
Passwords are case sensitive.
You can password protect the serial configuration process by pressing
P
from the main
configuration screen. You will be prompted to enter a password. Enter your password (do not
use spaces) and press
Enter
. You will then be asked for your password whenever you log on.
To remove password protection, select
P
and instead of entering a password, press
Enter
.
Passwords are a way to make the management of the device secure. It is your responsibility to
store and maintain the password lists. If the passwords are lost, neither you nor Black Box has
a way to "decode" it. Refer to the iView² iConfig online help for more password information.
If the serial password is forgotten, you must contact tech support for assistance in resetting the
password. If the iConfig username and password are forgotten, you can launch a console
session through the serial port, and type in the command
cleandb
. If both the serial and the
iConfig passwords are forgotten, you must contact technical support.
Ending Your Session
Make sure you press
E
to end the session before you disconnect the serial cable. This will stop
the continuous stream of data that is sent to the serial port.
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LED Operation
Managed Media Converter features diagnostic LEDs. The functions are as follows:
Port LEDs
FDX/COL:
•
Glows yellow when port is operating in Full-Duplex.
•
Blinks yellow when collisions occur on port.
LNK/ACT:
•
Glows green when link is established on port.
•
Blinks green during data activity on port.
Diagnostic LEDs
FCU
(Far CPU Up):
•
Host: Glows green when far end is detected.
•
Remote: Glows green when unit is configured as Remote.
•
Standalone Unit: LED remains OFF.
SNMP:
This LED glows green to indicate that this is an SNMP manageable
module.
EXT 100:
Glows green when EXT MGMT port is operating at 100 Mbps. When
SFP is used for the DATA port, this LED is labeled as LNK/ACT and
will function as such.
DATA 100:
Glows yellow when DATA port is operating at 100 Mbps. When an
SFP is used for the DATA port, this LED is labeled as FDX/COL and
will function as such.