User`s guide

Security
Polycom, Inc. 8–25
Setting Password Policies
You can configure password policies for Admin, User, and Meeting
passwords. These password settings can ensure that strong passwords are
used.
To configure password policies:
1 Do one of the following:
— In the local interface, go to System > Admin Settings > General
Settings > Security > Password Settings (select if necessary).
— In the web interface, go to Admin Settings > General Settings >
Security > Password Settings.
2 Select Admin Room Password, User Room Password, Meeting
Password, or Remote Access Passwords.
Changes to most password policy settings do not take effect until the next
time the password is changed. Changes take effect immediately for
Minimum Password Age in Days, Maximum Password Age in Days, and
Password Expiration Warning in Days. Changing Minimum Length from
Off to some other value also takes effect immediately.
3 Configure these settings:
When Use Room Password for Remote Access is enabled, the room password
policy is applied to both room and remote access passwords.
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.