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FORCE
Use the FORCE command to override the current Bridge Module
administrator password. It should only be used in the case when the
password was illegally changed or forgotten. The FORCE command can
only be entered at the login prompt.
Format
FORCE
Parameters
none
Description
The FORCE command enables you to force the administrator password
back to its factory default (carriage return). This command can only be
used at the login password prompt.
The FORCE command requires that you provide answers to two prompts
about the LED sequence displayed on the front panel of the module before
you can reset the administrator password - requiring you to be physically
located at the concentrator where the module is installed.
To revert the current administrator password to its factory default (carriage
return), you must interpret 2 hex digits from two consecutive LED displays
at the Bridge Module front panel and enter these values at the login
prompt. You have 30 seconds in which to enter the hex digits for each
display.
When you respond to both prompts within their 30 second time limits and
provide the correct interpretation of the displayed LED sequences, the
Bridge Module displays the message “Access Accepted” and performs a
reset. At the subsequent Password: prompt, press the ENTER key to access
administrator mode on the bridge. You may then use the SET DEVICE
PASSWORD ADMINISTRATOR command to establish a new administrator
password.