Citel 6000 Guia Do Utilizador
PBXgateway
™
& EXTender
TM
6000 System Administrator’s Guide
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Setting the Administrator’s Password (Gateway and EXTender)
How the
administrator
password work
Administrator
Password
Guidelines
administrator
password work
Administrator
Password
Guidelines
The administrator password provides access to the Management Interface
(MI). It is very important to set up an initial administrator password because the
units are shipped without one programmed. You should set an administrator’s
password for both the Branch Office unit and PBXgateway for security
reasons.
(MI). It is very important to set up an initial administrator password because the
units are shipped without one programmed. You should set an administrator’s
password for both the Branch Office unit and PBXgateway for security
reasons.
!
Security Alert
:
Passwords should be hard to guess and therefore should not contain:
all the same numbers or characters
Example: 88888888 or aaaaaaaa
sequential numbers or characters
Example: 987654321 or abcdefg
number strings associated with you or with the remote user or with your
business. These include:
Birthdays
Telephone numbers
Social security numbers
Passwords should be changed regularly, at least on a quarterly basis. Do not
recycle old passwords.
Procedure
1. Select Set Password from the Main Menu using the following path:
Path: ->Utilities->System->Set
Password
You will be prompted to enter the Old Password. Note that there is no default admin password.
2. Press
Enter. You will be prompted to enter the New Password.
3. Assign an administrator password keeping the length of password to 16 characters.
4. Type in New password and Press Enter.
5. You will be prompted to confirm the New Password, press Enter.
6. When the password has been changed, “Password changed” appears on the screen.
7. Press the
← key to go back to the System Menu.
Note: Write the password down, and keep in a secure place.