User`s guide

Notes:
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If the Supervisor Password is not defined, then
Supervisor Level commands will be available to all
ports, and port access and configuration functions
will not be password protected.
·
If you wish to restrict user ports from changing
APS-8M configuration parameters or connecting to
restricted ports, the Supervisor Password must be
defined.
·
When the Supervisor Password is defined, the
APS-8M will display a password prompt when you
attempt to access the command mode. Any RS232
port that has not been assigned a Port Password,
can then only be accessed using the Supervisor
Password.
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When defining a Supervisor Password, it is
strongly recommended that you record the
password for future use. If you forget or lose your
Supervisor Password, you will not be able to
access Supervisor Level Commands. In this case,
the only way to access the Supervisor Mode, is to
reinitialize the APS-8M to default values as
described in Section 4.2.
Normally, the Supervisor Password can be entered at any port in
order to gain access to Supervisor Level commands. Note that if
you wish to completely deny a port’s access to Supervisor Mode
(even with the Supervisor Password), the Port Parameters menus
(/P) can be used to disable the Supervisor Mode at ports 3
through 8. The Supervisor Mode cannot be disabled at System
SetUp Ports 1 and 2.
Note that if the unit is reset to default parameters, all ports will
revert to the default state, where Supervisor Level commands are
available to all ports, without password protection.
5-3
Configuration