User Manual

VCom Inc.
AP5857 Manual; ml_ap5857_08 (Oct 2005)
Approved: R.B.
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5.1.1 Telnet
Telnet access is available for the AP5857. Prior to accessing the local interface using Telnet,
you must configure the Ethernet IP address and related network parameters.
The local interface can be used to set the network parameters (see below), DHCP can be used,
or a static ARP path can be setup (see section 6.4 Network Interface Configuration).
In a shell, terminal, browser, or Telnet application window, use a command similar to the following
(substitute the IP address of the desired AP5857):
C:\> telnet 10.10.10.11
A message indicates you have connected to the AP5857:
Figure 5.1 Telnet Session Connecting
Establishing Connection...
*** VCom Inc. AP5857 ***
Serial Number 6855176
112 Pine Street
Password>_
Exiting From Telnet
Exit from the shell and close the Telnet connection by returning to the password prompt.
5.2 Logging On
Figure 5.2 Logon Menu
*** VCom Inc. AP5857 ***
Serial Number 6855176
112 Pine Street
Password>_
The password prompt is: password> If you are accessing the AP5857 for the first time, press ENTER at the
password prompt. Until you change it, the E
NTER key is the default password. If you have changed the
password, type the correct password (up to sixteen characters). The screen will display placeholders (******)
as you type the password. Press E
NTER. The local interface Main Menu is then displayed.
To add an extra level of security to the password operation, the radio incorporates a lockout feature to make
access much less practical for someone not in posession of the correct password. If five successive invalid
passwords are entered in a row, the radio will enter a password lockout state. The prompt will change to:
Password (Lockout Active)>
This prompt will be active for approximately 5 minutes, during which the radio will not process any further
passwords. At the end of the interval, the radio reverts back to the regular password prompt and will again
accept passwords.