User`s guide

Setting Up Pipeline Security
Recommended security measures
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When you restrict this privilege, all other privileges are N/A.
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Close the Default profile.
Once set, users who access the Pipeline terminal server will be unable to make
any changes to its configuration or perform restricted operations. For all users
with the default security level, passwords (including the null password) will be
hidden by the string *SECURE* in the Pipeline user interface.
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Caution:
Resetting or powering the unit on and off activates the new, restrictive
Default profile. You will not be able to perform any configuration tasks until you
activate and supply the password for the Full Access profile. Use the default
password “Ascend” to access the Full Access profile.
Assigning a Telnet password
Assign a Telnet password to prevent unauthorized Telnet sessions. The Telnet
password can be up to 20 characters in length.
To assign a Telnet password:
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Open the Ethernet > Mod Config > Ether Options.
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Enter a Telnet password up to 20 characters long.
For example:
Telnet PW=telnet-pwd
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Close the Ethernet profile.
Now any user who opens a Telnet session to the Pipeline will be prompted to
supply this password.
Changing the SNMP read and write community string
SNMP community strings are identifiers that SNMP-manager applications must
specify before they can access the Management Information Base (MIB). The
Pipeline has two community strings:
• Read Comm