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CrossPoint / MAV Matrix Switchers • Matrix Software
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Administrator Password field
TheAdministratorPasswordelddisplaysthepasswordrequiredtologontothe
CrossPointorMAVswitcherviatheLANportwithalloftheadministrator’srights
andprivileges.Passwordsarecasesensitiveandarelimitedto12upper-caseand
lower-case alphanumeric characters.
While you are logged on as a user, this field is masked with asterisks (************) as
a security measure.
N
Editing the Administrator Password field while connected via the LAN port can
immediately disconnect the user from the switcher. Extron recommends editing
this field using a serial port and protecting the Ethernet access to this screen by
assigning an administrator’s password to qualified and knowledgeable personnel
only.
N
The following characters are invalid in passwords:
{space} + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.
Edit this field as follows:
1
. ClickintheAdministratorPasswordeld.Thegraphiccursorbecomesatext
cursor.
2
. Edit the case-sensitive password as desired.
3. PresstheTabkeyonthekeyboardorclickinanothereldtoexitthe
AdministratorPasswordeld.
4. Click the Take button to make the password change take effect.
User Password field
TheUserPasswordelddisplaysthepasswordrequiredtologontothe
CrossPointorMAVswitcherviatheLANportasauser,withoutallofthe
administrator’srightsandprivileges.Passwordsarecasesensitiveandarelimited
to 12 upper-case and lower-case alphanumeric characters.
While you are logged on as a user, this field is masked with asterisks (************) as
a security measure.
N
An administrator password must be created before a user password can be
created.
N
The following characters are invalid in passwords:
{space} + ~ , @ = ‘ [ ] { } < > ’ “ ; : | \ and ?.
Edit this field as follows:
1
. ClickintheUserPasswordeld.Thegraphiccursorbecomesatextcursor.
2. Edit the case-sensitive password as desired.
3. PresstheTabkeyonthekeyboardorclickinanothereldtoexittheUser
Passwordeld.
4. Click the Take button to make the password change take effect.