TB9400 Installation and Operation Manual
Installation
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© Tait International Limited November 2019
4.4.5
Restricted Port Numbers
Certain configuration settings in the base station’s web interface require
you to enter a port number (for example, the trunking interface and channel
groups).
Two ranges of port numbers are unavailable for use with the base station.
The web interface will prevent you from entering a number from these
ranges, as explained below.
4.4.6
Changing the Root Password
Notice
The following procedure can be carried out only if secure
shell access (SSH) is enabled. Secure shell access to the base station is
disabled by default from version 1.35 onwards. To enable SSH, select
Tools > Settings > Secure shell and click ‘
Start’
.
The root password to the Linux operating system of the reciter is a possible
security risk. The equipment is delivered with a default password that is
well known. Knowledge of the password could be used to render the
equipment inoperable, for example by deleting files. If you are concerned
about the security risk that this poses, change the password. If Tait provides
support services, they may need to know the password.
Notice
If you change the password and then lose it, the equipment
must be returned to Tait. Make sure that you store the password securely
and do not lose it.
The serial port uses the same password.
To change the root password, follow these steps:
1.
Log in from your PC to the base station using SSH client software
such as PuTTY. The username is “root” and the default password is
“k1w1”.
2.
At the # prompt, enter the command “passwd”.
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
4.
Record the password in a secure location.
Restricted Port Numbers
Details
0 – 1023
The “well-known ports”, commonly used by other
devices in a network. Using a port number in this
range could cause compatibility problems with
other devices.
12000 – 14999
Reserved for internal use in the base station.
Using a port number in this range could cause the
base station to malfunction.
