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CHAPTER 4: Configuration
4.2.10 S
ETTING THE
P
ASSWORD
There are many situations where access to corporate file servers or sensitive
information needs to be controlled. In such circumstances, the ServSwitch Wizard
MP can be locked away in a room or secure cabinet and controlled remotely. In
this mode, you can type the hotkey sequence followed by the letter “L” at the
keyboard in order to “lock” the Wizard MP. When you do so, the Wizard MP blanks
the screen, disconnects the keyboard and mouse from all of the computers, and
displays the letter “P” on its front-panel display. Control can only be regained by
typing the correct password on the keyboard.
To set this password, get into configuration mode, then type the letter “P” and
press the [Enter] key. The ServSwitch Wizard MP will light the middle and bottom
horizontal segments of its front-panel display, so that it resembles a wide equals
sign, and you can then type your password. The password is not case-sensitive and
can be any combination of keystrokes, including function keys but excluding
[Ctrl], [Alt], [Shift], and [Enter], as well as the keys that appear on Sun keyboards
but don’t map to anything on the PC keyboard, such as [Help], [Stop], and
[Again]. (For example, the password [F4] [F] [R] [E] [D] [Home] would be
valid.) When you’ve finished typing in your password, press [Enter] to save it to the
Wizard MP’s EEPROM. (This type of memory does not depend on active power or
even a battery backup, so it can persist indefinitely.) Don’t worry if you type the
password incorrectly; you can always re-enter it, even if you’ve exited and re-
entered configuration mode. (The exception to this is if somebody locks the
Wizard MP, and you discover only then that you messed up entering the password
or can’t remember what the password is. At that point, you’ll have to power down
the Wizard MP and hold down its front-panel pushbutton while powering it back
on to get back into configure mode—as described in
Section 4.2.1
—in order to
change the password.)
If you want to remove the password after setting one, get into configuration
mode, type the letter “P”, and press the [Enter] key as before, but then press
[Enter] again without typing in any other characters. (If you try to lock the Wizard
MP before you’ve set a password, or after you’ve removed the password, the Wizard
MP will still blank the video, but it won’t prevent someone from selecting another
channel.)
