MGE UPS Systems AmpMeter PDU - Manual (Page 23)

3. Operations
Changing a password
The Set User Password command changes a user’s password. For security, when you type a password, the
characters are not displayed on the screen. See Usernames and Passwords for more information.
To change a password:
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set user password , followed by a username and press Enter .
At the Password: prompt, type the new password and press Enter . Passwords may contain up to 16
characters, and spaces are not allowed. To specify no password, press Enter at the prompt.
At the Verify Password: prompt, retype the new password and press Enter. To verify no password, press
Enter at the prompt.
Examples
The following command changes the password for the user JohnDoe:
AmpMeter PDU: set user password johndoe<Enter>
Password: <Enter>
Verify Password: <Enter>
The following command blanks the password for the user JaneDoe:
AmpMeter PDU: set user password<Enter>
Username: janedoe<Enter>
Password: <Enter>
Verify Password: <Enter>
Setting user access level privileges
The Set User Access command sets the access level privileges for a user. The AmpMeter PDU has two
defined access privilege levels; Admin, User. For more information on user access levels, see Changing a
user’s access privilege level: on page 15.
The administrator may also grant administrative privileges to other user accounts allowing the AmpMeter PDU to
have more than one administrative-level user.
NOTE: You cannot remove administrative privileges from the MGEUPS user unless another user has already
been given administrative access level privileges created.
To set the access level privilege for a user:
At the AmpMeter PDU: prompt, type set user access , followed by admin , or user, optionally followed by a
username and press Enter .
Examples
The following command sets the user access level for JohnDoe to Admin:
AmpMeter PDU: set user access admin johndoe<Enter>
The following command sets the user access level for JaneDoe to User:
AmpMeter PDU: set user access user janedoe<Enter>
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