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1.1 Introduction
PT Programming Manual 11
1.1.2 Password Security
To maintain system security, system passwords are required to access certain programming
functions of the PBX. By giving different users access to different passwords, it is possible to control
the amount of programming that each user is able to perform.
The following types of system passwords are available:
Warning to the Administrator or Installer regarding the system password
1. Please provide all system passwords to the customer.
2. To avoid unauthorised access and possible abuse of the PBX, keep the passwords secret,
and inform the customer of the importance of the passwords, and the possible dangers if
they become known to others.
3. The PBX has default passwords preset. For security, change these passwords the first time
that you programme the PBX.
4. Change the passwords periodically.
5. It is strongly recommended that passwords of 10 numbers or characters be used for
maximum protection against unauthorised access. For a list of numbers and characters that
can be used in system passwords, refer to Section 1.1.3 Entering Characters.
6. If a system password is forgotten, it can be found by loading a backup of the system data
into a PC, and checking the password using the KX-TDA Maintenance Console software. If
you do not have a backup of the system data, you must reset the PBX to its factory defaults
and reprogramme it. Therefore, we strongly recommend maintaining a backup of the system
data. For more information on how to back up the system data, refer to the on-line help of
the Maintenance Console.
However, as system passwords can be extracted from backup copies of the system data file,
do not allow unauthorised access to these files.
Password Description Format
System Password (PT) for
User
Used to access user-level PT programming. The
specific PT programming items that may be
programmed at user level can be selected through
system programming.
4 – 10
digits
System Password (PT) for
Administrator
Used to access administrator-level PT programming. All
PT programming settings are available.