EDS-405A/408A Series User’s Manual
EDS Configurator GUI
4-8
4.
Click
Yes
in response to the following warning message to accept the new settings.
Unlock Server
The Unlock Server function is used to open a password protected switch so that the user can
modify its configuration, import/export a configuration, etc. There are six possible responses under
the
Status
column. The
Status
of a Moxa EtherDevice Switch indicates how the switch was
located (by Moxa EtherDevice Switch Configurator), and what type of password protection it has.
The six options are as follows (note that the term
Fixed
is borrowed from the standard
fixed IP
address
networking terminology):
Locked
The switch is password protected,
Broadcast Search
was used to locate it, and the password
has not yet been entered from within the current Configurator session.
Unlocked
The switch is password protected,
Broadcast Search
was used to locate it, and the password
has been entered from within the current Configurator session. Henceforth during this
Configurator session, activating various utilities for this switch will not require re-entering the
server password.
Blank
The EDS is not password protected, and
Broadcast Search
was used to locate it.
Fixed
The EDS is not password protected, and
Search by IP address
was used to locate it manually.
Locked Fixed
The EDS is password protected,
Search by IP address
was used to locate it manually, and the
password has not yet been entered from within the current Configurator session.
Unlocked Fixed
The EDS is password protected,
Search by IP address
was used to locate it manually, and the
password has been entered from within the current Configurator session. Henceforth during
this Configurator session, activating various utilities for this EDS will not require re-entering
the server password.