Nortel BCM50 Configuration Manual page 446

446 Chapter 56 Configuring CoS passwords for remote access
Remote users can access system lines, line pools, the Page feature, and remote administration. The
exact facilities available to you through remote access vary depending on how your installer set up
your system.
Note: Remote paging is not available on IP trunks.
Security Note:
CoS password security and capacity
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To maintain the security of your system, the following practices are recommended:
Security note: Remote users can make long distance calls.
Remember that a remote user can make long distance calls that are charged to your
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company. They can also access line pools and make page announcements in your office.
CoS examples
Example: Using the CoS feature to access a restricted line.
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• Determine the CoS passwords for a system randomly and change them on a
regular basis.
• Users should memorize their CoS passwords and keep them private.
Typically, each user has a separate password. However, several users can
share a password or one user can have several passwords.
• Delete individual CoS passwords or change group passwords when
employees leave the company.
• A system can have a maximum of 100 six-digit CoS passwords (00 to 99).
CoS passwords must be unique.
• Warn a person to whom you give the remote access number to keep the
number confidential.
• Change CoS passwords often.
• Warn a person to whom you give a CoS password, to memorize the password
and not to write it down.
• Delete the CoS password of a person who leaves your company.