Product Manual

Introduction

Local Area Network: protection from unauthorized access

If this product is connected to a local area network, this network must be protected against

unauthorized access. In particular, it must not be linked directly to any other network or the Inter-

net. Customers are responsible for the security of their local area network, especially in protect-

ing it against malicious software and attacks. This protection might include measures, such as a

firewall, to separate the device from uncontrolled networks as well as measures that ensure that

the connected network is free of malicious code.

Wired network connection

If the Handheld Base Unit from Roche is used to connect this meter to a local area network, the

Handheld Base Unit must be protected against unauthorized access by means of a strong pass-

word management. Observe your own facility guidelines on password management where

available, or apply the following rules:

Characteristics of strong passwords

■ Passwords must not contain the user’s account name or parts of the user’s full name that

exceed two consecutive characters.

■ Passwords must be at least eight characters in length.

■ Passwords must contain characters from at least three of the following four categories:

– English uppercase alphabetic characters (A through Z)

– English lowercase alphabetic characters (a through z)

– Numeric characters (0 through 9)

– Non-alphabetic characters (for example, !, $, #, %)

Examples of weak passwords

■ uhxwze11 contains no upper case letter.

■ UHXW13SF contains no lower case letter.

■ uxxxxx7F contains the same character more than four times.

■ x12useridF contains a substring of the user ID longer than four characters.