Crestron Electronics CP4N - Password Management

162 • 4-Series™ Control Systems Product Manual — Doc. 8559B
Default Rights of Local Groups
Group 1 2 4 5 6 7
Crestron Admin Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Crestron Programmer Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Crestron Operator Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Crestron User No Yes No No No No
Crestron Connect No No Yes No No No
Password Management
The following sections explain how to manage passwords for local users on the control system.
Set Password Policy
To set the password policy for the control system, issue the setpasswordrule command.
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Syntax: setpasswordrule {-all | -none} | { -length:minpasswordlength} {-
mixed} {-digit} {-special}
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-all - All password rules are applied.
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-none - No password rules are applied.
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-length: - Specifies the minimum password length. By default, the minimum
password length is six characters.
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-mixed - Specifies that the password must contain a lower and upper case
character.
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-digit - Specifies that the password must contain a number character.
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-special - Specifies that the password must contain a special character.
NOTE: The -length, -mixed, -digit, and -special parameters cannot be
combined with -none.
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Example: setpasswordrule -length:9 -mixed -digit -special
NOTE:The following special characters are permitted:` ~ ! @ $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + = { } [ ] | ; " < > ,
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All passwords that are created, updated, or reset for local users must follow the password rules
set by this command to be considered valid.