Using The Administration Pages; Using The System Information Page; Changing The Root Password - HID DTC1000 Ethernet User Manual

Using the Administration pages

The purpose of the Administration pages is to allow the User to upgrade, reboot, modify
passwords and enter User-specified system information strings.

Using the System Information page

The System Information page displays the current system information and allows the
User to change the system information (which appears on the Home page).
Step Procedure
1 Select the Administration link.
2 Select the link for the System web page.
3 To change an attribute, type the new entry in one of these boxes:
•
HOSTNAME textbox
•
Location textbox
•
Contact textbox
4 Select the Submit button.
5 Log in as a root User if you are so prompted. Any change of a setting will
only be accepted after you have successfully logged in.

Changing the Root Password

The Passwords page allows the User to change the passwords needed to log in as a
User. Changes to all settings require a login. (Note: However, these changes are only
protected by password after the password has been set. Users can only be added or
removed using Telnet commands.)
Step Procedure
1 Select the Administration link.
2 Select the Passwords link to get to the Password web page.
3 Enter the current password in the Root Password Old textbox or leave it
blank if no password has been previously set.
4 Enter the new password in the Root Password New textbox or leave it
blank if you want to remove the old password.
5 Re-enter the new password in the Root Password Confirm textbox or
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