User`s guide

Security
Polycom, Inc. 8–13
3 Configure these settings:
Setting the Room and Remote Access Passwords
You can set the Admin Room Password, Admin Remote Access Password,
User Remote Access Password, and User Room Password to set various levels
of access to the system using the remote control or keypad, or from a
computer.
Setting Description
Minimum Length Specifies the minimum number of characters required for
a valid password.
Can Contain ID or Its
Reverse Form
Specifies whether the associated ID or the reverse of the
ID can be part of a valid password. If this setting is
enabled and the ID is
admin , passwords admin and nimda
are allowed.
Require Lowercase
Letters
Specifies whether a valid password must contain one or
more lowercase letters.
Require Uppercase
Letters
Specifies whether a valid password must contain one or
more uppercase letters.
Require Numbers Specifies whether a valid password must contain one or
more numbers.
Require Special
Characters
Specifies whether a valid password must contain one or
more special characters. Supported characters include:
@ - _ ! ; $ , \ / & . # *
Do Not Allow
Previous Passwords
Specifies the number of most recent passwords that
cannot be reused. If set to Off, all previous passwords can
be reused.
Minimum Password
Age in Days
Specifies the minimum number of days that must pass
before the password can be changed.
Maximum Password
Age in Days
Specifies the maximum number of days that can pass
before the password must be changed.
Password
Expiration Warning
in Days
Specifies how far in advance the system displays a
warning that the password will soon expire, if a maximum
password age is set.
Minimum Changed
Characters
Specifies the number of characters that must be different
or change position in a new password. If this is set to 3,
“123abc” can change to “345cde” but not to “234bcd”.
Maximum
Consecutive
Repeated
Characters
Specifies the maximum number of consecutive repeated
characters in a valid password. If this is set to 3, “aaa123”
is a valid password but “aaaa123” is not.