System Password Extras - Honeywell Rapid Eye System Administration Manual

Security for a Multi-Media System

System Password Extras

188
Older System Password
If you do not know the system password at a site, you will run into some difficulty removing
the password (see
Remove Password from One of Many Units
185, shows that reports of Yes; set or No; set indicate that the system password
page
on the unit is not current.
If a unit reports Yes; set or No; set, run a
the unit (as explained in
Updating Security on a Multi-Media Unit
Changing the System Password Using Admin
When There are Many Multi-Media Units in a Rapid Eye System
Avoid changing the system password and then updating security on only a few units when
there are many Multi-Media units in your Rapid Eye system. Doing so repeatedly to different
unit subsets serves no security purpose and can lead to unnecessary confusion, should
repair or sale of units occur. Changing a system password means you need to update the
security on every unit in your Multi-Media database.
Using Another Multi-Media Central Database
Using other Multi-Media databases to run your system should only be considered for:
• Troubleshooting new installations before a system password is added.
• Databases using identical system passwords.
After a system becomes established and a system password is added to your system,
Honeywell does not recommend using multiple Multi-Media databases.
Caution Do not use many databases for the same unit(s) if the Multi-Media
databases use different system passwords. System passwords should
match on all Multi-Media databases.
The warning above means that using the LVP utility to connect to units protected by the
system password of another Multi-Media database is an abuse of the system function and
could jeopardize your organization's ability to respond to alarms and to make requests for
video clips and stills. See
High-Security Considerations
on page 186).
to update security on
Maintenance Session
on page 141; or in
on page 183).
on page 200.
on
Table 10-2