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After the Supervisor Password has been defined (via the System Parameters menu), the CMS
will display a password prompt whenever you attempt to access the command mode. If the
correct Supervisor Password is entered, the CMS command mode then starts up in Supervisor
Mode. Supervisor Level commands are summarized in Section 10.3 of this User’s Guide.
Normally, the Supervisor Password can be entered at any port in order to gain access to
Supervisor Level commands. If you wish to completely deny a port’s access to Supervisor
Mode (even with the Supervisor Password), the Port Parameters menus (/P and /N) can be used
to disable the Supervisor Mode at ports 3 through 16 and the Network Port. The Supervisor
Mode cannot be disabled at System SetUp Ports 1 and 2.
5.3.2. The Port Passwords
The Port Passwords (or User Passwords) allow system administrators to restrict access to a
specific group of ports. When the CMS command mode is accessed with a Port Password,
users may only connect to the RS232 Ports to which they have been granted access, and review
configuration parameters for those ports. Port Passwords do not grant access to CMS
configuration commands.
The port configuration menus are used to assign a Port Password to each individual port. In
order to allow a Port Password to grant access to several CMS ports, the same password is
assigned to each port to which the user will be allowed access.
For example, if the Port Password “test” is assigned to ports 3, 4, and 6, then when “test” is
entered at the Password Prompt, the user will only be able to connect to ports 3, 4, and 6, and
will only be able to view parameters for ports 3, 4, and 6.
If desired, all CMS ports can function as either a Supervisor Port or a User Port, depending on
which password is entered at login. However, if you wish to prevent a port from being able to
access the Supervisor Mode at all (even with the Supervisor Password), the Supervisor Mode
can be disabled at the RS232 Ports and the Network Port using the Port Configuration menus as
described in Section 5.5. Note however, that the Supervisor Mode cannot be disabled at Ports
1 and 2; these ports are designated as SetUp Ports, and are always allowed password protected
access to Supervisor Level commands.
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