Creating A Login - Paradyne 7123 User Manual

4. Security and Logins

Creating a Login

A login is required if security is enabled. (Security is enabled by the configuration
options Login Required for the communication port, modem port, and Telnet Login
Required or FTP Login Required for a Telnet or FTP Session.) Up to six login
ID/password combinations can be created using ASCII text, and each login must
have a specified access level. Logins must be unique and they are case-sensitive.
Procedure
To create a login record:
See
information about security configuration options.
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1. Select Administer Logins.
Main Menu Control
2. Select New, and set the following configuration options, as appropriate.
In the field . . .
Login ID
Password
Re-enter password
Access Level
NOTE:
Should you be locked out inadvertently, see
Restoring Communication
3. Save your changes.
When Save is complete, the cursor is repositioned at the Login ID field, ready
for another entry.
Configuring SNMP NMS Security
September 2001
Administer Logins
Enter the . . .
ID of 1 to 10 characters.
Password from 1 to 10 characters.
Password again to verify that you entered the correct
password into the device.
Access level: 1, 2, or 3.
T
Level-1 – User can add, change, and display
configuration options, save, and perform device
testing.
T
Level-2 – User can monitor and perform diagnostics,
display status and configuration option information.
T
Level-3 – User can only monitor and display status
and configuration screens.
CAUTION: Make sure at least one login is set up for
Level-1 access or you may be inadvertently locked out.
Resetting the Unit and
in Chapter 6, Troubleshooting .
in Chapter 3, Configuration, for more
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