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Change Telnet Configuration Password
Setting the Telnet configuration password prevents unauthorized access to the setup menu
through a Telnet connection to port 9999 or through web pages. The password must have 4
characters. The default setting is
N
(No).
Change Telnet/Web Manager password (N) ? _
An enhanced password setting (for Telnet access only) of 16 characters is available under
Security Settings (Option 6)
and can be modified or disabled via Web Manager (see
Server Configuration
).
Note:
You do not need a password to access the Setup Mode window by a serial
connection.
DHCP Name
If a DHCP server has automatically assigned the IP address and network settings, you can
discover the unit by using the DeviceInstaller network search feature or Monitor Mode (see
Chapter 11: Monitor Mode
).
Note:
When you enter Monitor Mode from the serial port with network connection
enabled and issue the NC (Network Communication) command, you see the unit’s IP
configuration.
There are three methods for assigning DHCP names to the unit.
Default DHCP Name
: If you do not change the DHCP name, and you are using an IP of
0.0.0.0, then the DHCP name defaults to XX.XX.XX.XX (XXXXXX is the last 6 digits of the
MAC address shown on the label on the bottom/side of the unit). For example, if the MAC
address is 00-20-4A-12-34-56, then the default DHCP name is C123456.
Custom DHCP Name
: You can create your own DHCP name. If you are using an IP address
of 0.0.0.0, then the last option in Server configuration is
Change DHCP device name
. This
option allows you to change the DHCP name to an alphanumeric name (LTX in our example).
Change DHCP device name (not set) ? (N) Y
Enter new DHCP device Name : LTX
Numeric DHCP Name:
You can change the DHCP name by specifying the last octet of the IP
address. When you use this method, the DHCP name is LTXYY where YY is what you chose
for the last octet of the IP address. If the IP address you specify is 0.0.0.12, then the DHCP
name is LTX12. This method only works with 2 digit numbers (01-99).
