Management; Passwords - Proxim ORiNOCO AP-4000M User Manual

Advanced Configuration

Management

Management
The Management tab contains the following sub-tabs:
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Passwords

• IP Access Table
• Services
• Automatic Configuration (AutoConfig)
• Hardware Configuration Reset (CHRD)
Passwords
Passwords are stored in flash memory and secured using encryption. You can configure the following passwords:
• SNMP Read Community Password: The password for read access to the AP using SNMP. Enter a password
between 6 and 32 characters in both the Password field and the Confirm field. The default password is public.
• SNMP Read/Write Community Password: The password for read and write access to the AP using SNMP. Enter a
password between 6 and 32 characters in both the Password field and the Confirm field. The default password is
public.
• SNMPv3 Authentication Password: The password used when sending authenticated SNMPv3 messages. Enter a
password in both the Password field and the Confirm field. This password must be between 6 and 32 characters, but
a length of at least 8 characters is recommended. The default password is public. Secure Management (Services tab)
must be enabled to configure SNMPv3.
The default SNMPv3 username is administrator, with SHA authentication and DES privacy protocol.
• SNMPv3 Privacy Password: The password used when sending encrypted SNMPv3 data. Enter a password in both
the Password field and the Confirm field. This password must be between 6 and 32 characters, but a length of at
least 8 characters is recommended. The default password is public. Secure Management (Services tab) must be
enabled to configure SNMPv3.
• Telnet (CLI) Password: The password for the CLI interface (via serial or Telnet). Enter a password between 6 and 32
characters in both the Password field and the Confirm field. The default password is public.
• HTTP (Web) Password: The password for the Web browser HTTP interface. Enter a password between 6 and 32
characters in both the Password field and the Confirm field. The default password is public.
NOTE: For security purposes Proxim recommends changing ALL PASSWORDS from the default "public" immediately, to
restrict access to your network devices to authorized personnel. If you lose or forget your password settings, you
can always perform a Soft Reset to Factory Defaults
AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide
or Hard Reset to Factory Defaults.
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