Matrix PRASAR UCS - System Security

Matrix PRASAR UCS System Manual 1157
System Security
What’s this?
Access to the PRASAR UCS is secured at three levels by way of a password:
• at the System Engineer Level with the System Engineer (SE) password.
• at System Administrator Level with the System Administrator (SA) password.
• at the User Level with the User Password.
The System Engineer and the System Administrator passwords secure the system settings from access and
alteration by unauthorized persons (anyone other than the System Engineer and the System Administrator), thus
preventing possible misuse of the features and facilities. For details, see “System Engineer (SE) Password” and
“System Administrator (SA) Password”.
System Engineer (SE) Password
For Accessing Jeeves
The SE password is a code used to prevent unauthorized access and alterations or misuse of the features and
facilities. As this password is meant for restricting access to the SE mode, we strongly recommend you to:
• Keep the password secret.
• Select a complex password that cannot be easily guessed.
• Change the password regularly
• Not use the “Remember Password” property of your Web Browser.
The default SE Password is 1234. The password can be changed using Jeeves only and it must be as per the
specifications given below:
• It must be a minimum of 6 characters and a maximum of 12 characters.
• It must include atleast one upper-case, one lower-case, one number and one special character.
• All ASCII characters (except Percentage %, Hash #, Equal to =, Plus +, And &, Backslash \, Less than <,
Greater than >, Apostrophe ’, Double Quote " and Space) are allowed.
To provide additional security,
• the password will be valid for 90 days and you will not be able to login with the existing password. You will
be prompted to change the password.
• if you enter a wrong password five times consecutively within 10 minutes, the system will block the source
IP Address for 10 minutes. This activity will be logged in the “System Activity Log” as well as “Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP)”.
• If you forget the SE password, the only way to restore the default SE password is using the Reset
Switch.
• You are advised to record and store the SE password at a safe place, where it can be accessed by you
(the System Engineer) to avoid the inconvenience of restoring the default SE password.