Password Security - Panasonic KX-TDA50 Pc Programming Manual

1.2.2 Password Security

1.2.2 Password Security
To maintain system security, system passwords are required to access certain programming functions of the
PBX. By giving different users access to different passwords, it is possible to control the amount of
programming that each user is able to perform.
The following types of system passwords are available:
Password
System Password for User
System Password for
Administrator
System Password for
Installer
The three programmer codes used for PC programming can be set through Maintenance Console.
For more information about programmer codes, see 2.1.2 Access Levels.
CAUTION
To the Administrator or Installer regarding the system password
1.
Please provide all system passwords to the customer.
2.
To avoid unauthorized access and possible abuse of the PBX, keep the passwords secret, and inform
the customer of the importance of the passwords, and the possible dangers if they become known to
others.
3.
The PBX has default passwords preset. For security, change these passwords the first time that you
program the PBX.
4.
Change the passwords periodically.
5.
It is strongly recommended that passwords of 10 numbers or characters be used for maximum
protection against unauthorized access. For a list of numbers and characters that can be used in system
passwords, see 1.1.2 Entering Characters.
6.
If a system password is forgotten, it can be found by loading a backup of the system data into a PC,
and checking the password using the Maintenance Console software. If you do not have a backup of
the system data, you must reset the PBX to its factory defaults and reprogram it. Therefore, we strongly
recommend maintaining a backup of the system data. For more information on how to back up the
system data, refer to the on-line help of the Maintenance Console.
However, as system passwords can be extracted from backup copies of the system data file, do not
allow unauthorized access to these files.
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Description
Used with the user-level programmer code to access
user-level PC programming. The installer can specify
which system programming settings are available.
Used with the administrator-level programmer code to
access administrator-level PC programming. The
installer can specify which system programming settings
are available.
Used with the installer-level programmer code to access
installer-level PC programming. All system programming
settings are available.
Format
4 – 10
characters
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