Chapter 5 - Remote Configuration; Basic Procedure; Changing The Remote Configuration Password - Multitech MultiModem II MT5600BA-V92 User Manual

Chapter 5 - Remote Configuration

Remote configuration is a network management tool that allows you to configure modems anywhere in
your network from one location. With password-protected remote configuration, you can issue AT
commands to a remote MultiModem II modem for maintenance or troubleshooting as if you were on-site.

Basic Procedure

The following steps are valid regardless of whether the connection is established by the local or the
remote MultiModem II modem.
1. Establish a data connection with a remote MT5600BA-V92 modem.
2. Send three asterisks to initiate remote configuration. The remote modem responds:
Online Remote Access
Remote password:
3. Type the remote configuration password, and then press E
not case-sensitive.
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If the password is incorrect, the word CONNECT appears, and the local modem is returned to
online mode.
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If the password is correct, an >AT_ command prompt appears.
4. Type AT commands to configure the remote modem. It is not necessary to precede the commands
with "AT."
5. When you have finished configuring the remote modem, type *E and press E
configuration mode and return to online data mode. You can now break the connection in the normal
way.
The dialing command is not allowed in remote configuration mode.
Note:
Setup
Multi-Tech modems are shipped with a default setup password (MULTITECH). Because anyone who has
an owner's manual knows the default setup password, for security you should change the password and
possibly also the remote configuration escape character.
Changing the Remote Configuration
Password
The remote configuration password can be changed only from the front panel of the modem:
1. Turn on the modem.
2. Starting at the STATUS LCD, press
LCD.
3. To change the password, press
press to go to the next character. Repeat until you have entered the entire password.
4. To cancel the new password, press
password, press the Enter button. The next time you remotely configure the modem you must
use the new password.
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. The default is "MULTITECH." It is
NTER
to access the ENTER PASSWORD
or to select the first character of the password, and then
until the password is erased. To save the new
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to exit remote
NTER
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