Telenetics 56 - Manual (Page 20)

Using the Modem’s Security Feature
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1.
Enable security if it is not currently enabled (see “Enabling Security,” above).
2.
Type AT$S=<password> and press the Enter key, where <password> is the same one used to enable
the modem’s security feature.
The default password is superuser and is not case-sensitive. For security purposes, we recommend
you change this default password (see “Changing the Security, Superuser, and Remote
Configuration Password” on page 16).
If you no longer want to be in Superuser Mode, type the command AT$$ and press the Enter key to exit
Superuser mode.
Password Protection
Your Premier 56 modem provides a password-protection feature that requires a remote modem user to
enter a password before data can be exchanged. After your Premier 56 modem validates the password
entered by the remote user, the modem operates normally, allowing data to be transferred between its
host and the remote host. If an incorrect password is entered, your Premier 56 modem disconnects.
Your Premier 56 modem supports 20 users. By default, each user has the password user<n>, where <n>
corresponds to the user number. For example, user number 8 has the password user8. For security
purposes, we recommend that you change the default password for your users (see “Changing the
Default User Passwords” on page 16).
Enabling Password Protection
The following procedure describes how to enable password protection. To use this feature, you must
first enable the modem’s security feature and then enter Superuser Mode.
1.
Enable security and Superuser Mode if they are not currently enabled (see “Enabling Security” and
“Entering Superuser Mode” on page 11).
Note: To see whether security and Superuser Mode are enabled, type the command AT$D? and
press Enter (for more information, see “Viewing Security Status” on page 17).
3.
Type AT$Un<password> and press the Enter key. In this command:
™ n is a user number from 1 to 20.
™ <password> is a password you want to assign to the user. It can be up to 9 alphanumeric
characters long and is not case-sensitive.
Example: AT$U2ze68nam assigns the password ze68nam to user 2.