Password Protection; Changing The System/Codec Password - Cisco TelePresence System C20 Administrator's Manual

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Contents Introduction

Password protection

The system is password protected in the following ways:
• The System/Codec is password protected. You always need
to enter a username to sign in to the web and command line
interfaces.
You can also configure the system/codec to prompt for a
PIN-code before accessing all the on screen menus.
• The Administrator settings menu can be password protected
with a menu password.
• You can protect the File system of the codec by setting a
password for the root user. The root user is disabled by
default.
NOTE: We strongly recommend that you set the passwords to
protect your video conference system.
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Web interface Advanced settings

Changing the system/codec password

The system is delivered with a default user account with
username admin and no password set. This user has full
access rights to the system.
NOTE: We strongly recommend that you set a password for the
admin user to restrict access to system configuration.
Make sure to keep a copy of the password in a safe
You have to contact your Cisco representative if you have
forgotten the admin password.
A user can change his system/codec password using the web
interface or the command line interface.
Changing the password using the web interface
If a password is currently not set, use a blank
password; to remove a password, leave the
fields blank.
1. Sign in to the web interface with your username and current
password.
2. Go to the Maintenance tab and select
3. Enter the Current password, the New
the new password in the appropriate input fields.
The password format is a string with 0–64 characters.
4. Click Change password.
Changing the password using the command line interface
If a password is currently not set, use a blank current password;
to remove a password, leave the new password entries blank.
1. Connect to the system/codec through the network or the
serial data port, using a command line interface (SSH or
Telnet).
2. Sign in to the codec with your username and current
password.
3. Run the following API command and when prompted enter
the current password, the new password, and confirm the
new password:
systemtools passwd
The password format is a string with 0–64
64
Password protection Password protection
place.
Changing another user's password
Current If you have ADMIN rights, you can change all users' passwords
New password by performing the following steps:
1. Sign in to the web interface with your username and
password.
2. Go to the
Change Password.
3. Select the appropriate user from the list.
password, and repeat
4. Enter a new password and PIN code.
5. Click Save.
You can read more about creating user accounts in the
administration
characters.
Administrator guide
Appendices Contact us
Maintenance tab and select User administration.
section.
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