Polycom realpresence group 550 - Configuring Admin ID and Password for the Polycom Touch Control; Local Accounts; Password Policies

Administrator’s Guide for the Polycom RealPresence Group Series Security
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Following the message prefix, the security log entry includes the timestamp and the IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, or
ICMPv6 headers. For example, the following security log entry shows an “unknown_udp” intrusion:
2009-05-08 21:32:52 WARNING kernel: SECURITY: NIDS/unknown_udp IN=eth0
OUT= MAC=00:e0:db:08:9a:ff:00:19:aa:da:11:c3:08:00 SRC=172.18.1.80
DST=172.18.1.170 LEN=28 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=63 ID=22458 PROTO=UDP
SPT=1450 DPT=7788 LEN=8
Configuring Admin ID and Password for the Polycom Touch Control
You can set an Admin ID and password, which allows you to limit access to the Polycom Touch Control
Administration settings.
To set a Polycom Touch Control admin ID and password:
1 From the Home screen touch Administration.
An admin ID and password might be configured for the Touch Control Administration settings. The
default ID is admin and the default password is 456.
2 Touch the Security tab.
3 Set the following security settings.
Local Accounts
Password Policies
You can configure password policies for Admin, User, Meeting, Remote Access, and SNMP passwords.
These password settings can ensure that strong passwords are used. Polycom strongly recommends that
you create an Admin password for your system.
Prefix Packet Type
SECURITY: NIDS/unknown_tcp Packet that attempts to connect or probe a closed TCP port
SECURITY: NIDS/unknown_udp Packet that probes a closed UDP port
SECURITY: NIDS/invalid_tcp TCP packet in an invalid state
SECURITY: NIDS/invalid_icmp ICMP or ICMPv6 packet in an invalid state
SECURITY: NIDS/unknown Packet with an unknown protocol number in the IP header
SECURITY: NIDS/flood Stream of ICMP or ICMPv6 ping requests or TCP connections to an opened
TCP port
Setting Description
Admin ID Specifies the ID for the administrator account. The default Admin ID is admin.
Admin
Password
Specifies the password for administrator access when logging in to the Touch Control. The default
password is 456.
When this password is set, you must enter it to configure the Touch Control Admin Settings. The
password must not contain spaces.