Setting The System/Codec Password; Setting The Administrator Settings Menu Password - Cisco MX200 Getting Started Manual

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Setting the system/codec password
You need a username and password to sign in to the web
and command line interfaces of your system.
The video conference 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 password.
The system/codec password cannot be set using the Touch
controller. This has to be done via the web interface.
1. Sign in to the web interface with your username and
current password.
If a password is not currently set, use a blank
password.
2. Go to the Maintenance tab and select
3. Enter the Current password, the New
repeat the new password in the appropriate input fields.
The password format is a string with 0–64 characters.
4. Click Change password.
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User interfaces
Setting the Administrator Settings menu
password
When starting up the system for the first time the
Administrator Settings menu password is not set.
NOTE: We strongly recommend that you define a password
to protect the Administrator Settings menu, since these
settings affect the behavior of the video conference system.
The Administrator Settings menu password cannot be set
using the Touch controller. This has to be done using the
place.
command line interface or the remote control and on‑
screen menu.
Using the command line interface:
1. Connect to the system through the network or the
serial data port, using a command line interface (SSH or
Telnet).
Current 2. Type the following command:
xCommand SystemUnit MenuPassword Set
Change Password.
Password: <password>
The password format is a string with 0–255 characters.
password, and
Using the remote control and on‑screen menu:
1. Go to Home > Settings > Administrator Settings > Set
menu password.
On the remote control, press the # key to toggle
between lower or upper case characters and numbers:
abc/ABC/123.
2. Enter the menu password. The password you enter is
hidden; each character is replaced with a star (*).
3. Select Save to save the changes, or
without saving.
4. Press Home
Configuration Configuration Appendices
Cancel to leave
( ) to exit.
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