User guide
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PN 161-09981-007A
January 2010
Wireless I/O Extender User’s Guide
Menu (8): Chg Password
Sets a password, which will prevent unauthorized users from making or viewing the conguration of the radio
Note: If the password feature is enabled and you cannot remember the password, the radio modem will have to
be returned to Data-Linc Group to have the password disabled. Use with caution.
Setting a Password
Note: All ASCII characters are valid except the “ESC” character (Backspace, Enter, etc..) and the password is
case sensitive.
•Choose option 8 from the Main Menu.
•The prompt “New PW? (<esc> to exit)” will appear.
•Press “ESC” to cancel and return to the main menu or enter 4 characters to set the password.
At any point in the process you can cancel by hitting the escape key. Once the 4 characters have been entered, you will
be prompted with “<enter> to accept, <esc> to quit”.
•Press enter to set the password or “ESC” to cancel and to the main menu.
Changing or Disabling a Password
Note: it is possible to change or remove the password.
•Choose option 8 from the Main Menu.
•The prompt “Enter Security Code” will appear.
•Enter the current password.
•Refer to Setting a password at this point to change the password. See below to remove a known password.
•Disabling Password, enter the following password:
•Hold the “Alt” key down and using the number key pad (not the numbers across the top of the key board)
type “0255”
•Release the “Alt” key
•Repeat steps 1 and 2 three more times (this will enter 0255 a total of four times).
•At the prompt “<Enter> to accept, <esc> to quit.” Hit the “Enter” key to disable the password or hit the escape key
to keep the password.