GE MDS entraNET 900 Technical Manual page 77

05-4055A01, Rev. E
•
Force Key Rotation
in the encryption key. For this function to work, encryption
must be enabled, a valid
rotation must be enabled. Note that there is no feedback on the
screen—the change takes place as soon as the menu selection is
made.
• —Maximum number of Remotes permitted to be
Max Remotes
connected to (served by) this AP. [
•
User Passwords
radio. Used at log-in using the
Web browser session.
To reset the admin password to the factory default ("admin")
(Figure 3-30):
1.At the login prompt, type
2.At the password prompt, type
3.At the authorization prompt, enter the authorization code.
[
Up to eight case-sensitive, non-blank, alphanumeric characters;
]
admin
Figure 3-30. Reset Password to Factory Default
TIP: For enhanced security, consider using a misspelled word. This
helps protect against sophisticated hackers who use a database of
common words (as in a dictionary attack) to determine a password.
An even better approach is to use a password that includes some
numbers. Making the password as long as possible (up to the full
eight characters) also improves its security.
•
Remote Access IP
running optional GE MDS Remote Access Manager software
(see
Remote Access Manager
MDS entraNET Technical Manual
—This selection invokes an immediate change
Encryption Phrase
Default=50
—Administrative and Guest password for this
COM1
authcode
authcode
—Remote multicast address to use when
above). [
must be set, and key
]
Port, Telnet session, or a
.
.
]
Default=239.254.1.10
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