Security Control allows you to perform the following functions:
H Reset the security table
H Display and change security prompt strings H Download the security table
H Display and change the administrative password
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ProcedureTo use Security Control:
1. Select Config from the Main Menu.
2. Choose Call Security from the Config menu.
3. Choose Control from the Call Security menu. The Security Control menu items are visible in the menu bar.
The following is a list of the Security Control menu commands with a brief description of each.
H Command
Allows you to execute commands to control the operation of security functions for NMS.
H Option
Enables you to control the display of passwords and to request the display of a confirmation box.
H Window
Allows for changing the method of displaying windows opened from the
Command
Select Command from the Security Control menu bar and the Command pull-down menu appears. Use Command to control the security functions available through the Security Manager feature. These commands only apply to devices in security groups with the Security feature installed.
CAUTION:
If the device requires password access, resetting its security password table prevents incoming calls to that device and resets the
administrative password to its system default value.
Reset Security Table
Choose Reset Security Table from the Command pull-down menu to clear the security password table for one or more devices. The Reset Security Table window displays the names of all the devices selected for the Reset Security Table command (default is global selection list). Choose Devices to select different devices to appear on the list. Choose Execute to reset the security table for each device in the selection list.
Security Prompt Strings
Choose Security Prompt Strings from the Command pull-down menu to display and/or change prompts and messages related to the login ID and password access for selected devices. The Security Prompt Strings window displays security prompt strings for selected devices.
— Device List
The device names selected to receive the new security prompt strings.
— ID Prompt
Used to query for the user’s login ID (32 characters maximum).
— Password Prompt
Used to query for the user’s login password (32 characters maximum).
— Verifying Message
The message to be displayed while the device is verifying the login password (32 characters maximum).
— Access Granted Message
The message displayed when the user is granted access to the device’s DTE connection (32 characters maximum).
To change the devices selected as displayed in the Device List box, choose Devices, then make your selection from the displayed dialog box.
To read the security prompts from the selected device(s) and display these values on the Security Prompt Strings window, select a device from the Device List box and choose Display.
To change the security prompts for the selected device(s) to the values displayed on the Security Prompt Strings window, select device(s) from the Device List box and choose Change.
NOTE:
When entering data into the ID Prompt, Password Prompt, Verifying Message, and Access Granted Message fields, be sure to include any appropriate carriage returns and line feeds. To do this, use a backslash (\) followed by the hexadecimal value for the character (0A for line feed or 0D for carriage return). For example, type 0A\0D Enter Password \0A\0D to have the prompt Enter Password appear on a line by itself.
Administrative Password
Choose Administrative Password from the Command pull-down menu to display and/or change the password for selected device(s). This is the password the modem requires before permitting a user to access security functions from the modem’s front panel. The Administrative Password window displays the names of all the devices selected for the new administrative password (default is global selection list).
Choose Devices to select different devices to appear on the list. Choose Display to show the password for the selected device in the 8-digit Password field. Choose Change to update the password for selected device(s) to the one displayed in the Password field.
Download Security Table
Choose Download Security Table from the Command pull-down menu to download the security table to one or more devices. The Download Security Table window displays the names of all the devices selected for the
Download Security Table command (default is global selection list).
Choose Devices to select different devices to appear on the list. Choose Execute to download the security table for each device in the selection list.
This process consists of a broadcast message to all selected devices and could take as long as several minutes.
NOTE:
A download busies-out all selected devices that are currently idle. All devices that are connected at the time that a download is requested are downloaded without interrupting primary data. The busy-out condition is removed after the download is completed.
Option
Select Option from the Security Control menu bar and the Option pull-down menu appears. Use Option to request a confirmation box to verify that requested changes are to be implemented and to control the display of passwords.
Confirmation
Choose Confirmation from the Option menu to request that a confirmation box be shown before any changes are made to a device. A check mark next to Confirmation indicates that the box is enabled. This is a toggle function.
Show Password
Choose Show Password from the Option menu to allow the display of passwords. A check mark next to Show Passwords indicates that the display of passwords is allowed. This is a toggle function.
Window
Choose Window from the Security Control menu bar to change how Security Control windows are displayed or to close all the open Security Control windows.
Choosing Window causes a drop-down menu to appear listing the commands Tile, Cascade, Arrange Icons, and Close All.
The Window commands only affect the windows or icons opened from the same Security Control window. If two or more Security Control windows are open, the Window commands only operate on the windows opened from the current Security Control window.
The windows opened from the current Security Control window are listed below the last command. A check mark indicates the active window. To change the active window, select the window name from the list.
Tile
Choose Tile from the pull-down menu to have the windows arranged in a side-by-side manner. This allows viewing of several windows simultaneously (side-by-side) with the disadvantage that each window is smaller than if they were displayed on top of each other. The following shows three Security Control windows displayed in the tile fashion.
Cascade
Choose Cascade from the pull-down menu to have windows arranged in a stacked fashion while allowing the upper and left side of each window to remain in view. This permits viewing of the primary window, in a larger size than Tile, and makes changing from one window to another easier than if they were displayed directly on top of each other. The following shows three Security Control windows displayed in the cascade fashion.
Arrange Icons
Choose Arrange Icons from the pull-down menu to display any icons along the lower portion of the window.
Close All
Choose Close All from the pull-down menu to close all the windows called from the current Security Control menu.
Choose Print from the Security Control menu to print the current Security Control window and all windows opened from it. See the COMSPHERE 6700 Series Network Management System User’s Guide for additional information on using printers.
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Overview
This chapter describes the Event Monitor command that is provided by the Security Manager feature. This command is accessed from the Displays menu and is an additional way to monitor the condition of your network.