Instruction manual

Small business communications systems
6-64 Issue 9 May 2003
Security tips
■ The system administration capability of the system is protected by a
password. Passwords can be up to eight characters in length and can be
alpha or numeric and include the pound sign (#). See ‘‘Administration /
maintenance access’’ on page 4-4 and ‘‘General security measures’’ on
page 4-8 for secure password procedures. See Chapter 14 for information
on how to change passwords.
■ If you have a special telephone line connected to your system for remote
system administration, do one of the following:
— Unplug the line when it is not being used.
— Install a switch in the line to turn it off when it is not being used.
— Install a security device, such as Avaya’s remote port security
device. (See Chapter 16
for more information.)
■ Protect your remote system administration telephone number and
password. Only give them to people who need to know them, and impress
upon these people the need to keep the telephone number and password
secret.
■ If your Remote System Administration feature requires that someone in
your office transfer the caller to the remote system administration
extension, impress upon your employees the importance of transferring
only authorized individuals to that extension.