Operation Manual

Getting Started
14
Password,
Timeout
To assign or change the password or timeout value, return to the System
Administration submenu and enter the letter P for the
Password, timeout submenu:
Password. Password protection restricts unauthorized access to Omega
management. This is a very different type of password protection than
“Download Password” which is found within the IP parameters
submenu which is discussed later. If you choose to use password protection,
the management agent prompts for the password when each new session
begins.
NOTE
The default does not have a password.
You may enter a new password, up to 32 characters in length, or just press
<RETURN> to keep the existing password if there is one. (The screen does not
display your password as you type it; a series of asterisks appears instead.)
To delete your current password, press the spacebar one or more times and
then press <RETURN>.
Timeout. Your switch allows one management session at a time. If a timeout
value is entered, then the Omega session will end when there has been no
activity on the system for the length of time specified.
Timeout may be useful to avoid connection problems due to multiple sessions
(for example, you may start a local session and not exit the system before
attempting a Telnet session later). Note that timeout will also affect the
activity monitor.