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Understanding security warnings
The Security status page displays a list of active security warnings for the Cisco TelePresence ISDN
Gateway. To access this information, go to Status > Security. Security warnings identify potential
weaknesses in the security of the ISDN Gateway's configuration. For more information on configuring
security settings, refer to
Configuring security settings. For more detailed information on the security
status, refer to
Displaying security status.
The table below details the warnings that appear, and the relevant actions needed to rectify them.
Warning
Action Explanation
Advanced
password
security is
disabled
Enable advanced security mode in
user authentication settings
If Advanced security mode is not enabled,
passwords will be stored in plain text or
MD5, and therefore be unsecure.
To enable Advanced security mode, go to
Settings > Security and select Enable
Advanced security mode.
Hide log
messages on
console is
disabled
Enable hide log messages on
console in serial console settings
To hide log messages on the console, go
to Settings > Security and select Hide
log messages on console. This will stop
event messages appearing on the
console.
Require
administrator
login to console
is disabled
Enable require administrator login
in serial console settings
Having to log in as administrator on the
serial console increases security.
To do this, go to Settings > Security and
select Require administrator login.
Guest account is
enabled
Disable the guest account
By default the guest user account is
assigned the privilege of 'conference list
only', meaning that users who log in as
guest can view the list of active
conferences and change their own profile.
Disabling the guest account makes the
ISDN Gateway more secure.
To disable the guest account, go to
Users > User list and select Guest.
Select Disable user account.
Admin account
has default
username
Change the admin account
username
The ISDN Gateway must have at least
one configured user with administrator
privileges. By default, the User ID is
"admin" and no password is required.
To change the admin account username,
go to Users > User list and select admin.
Enter a new username in the User ID field
and click Update user settings.