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USER’S GUIDE

Vertical Console Port Server

Changing default user names and passwords

immediately

As soon as you complete the installation and initial configuration of the

VCPS, immediately change the default user name and password.

Configuring unique user names and passwords is essential to establish

basic security for your system.

Port assignments

If the Telnet, FTP, or SSH/SCP server uses a non-standard port, a user

must specify the port when connecting to the VCPS. The non-standard port

address becomes an extra “password,” hiding the server to provide an

additional level of security. The TCP ports for which these servers listen are

initially set at the standard “well known ports” for the protocols. To hide the

interfaces, use any port numbers from 5000 to 65535.

User names, passwords, community names (SNMP)

All user names, passwords, and community names for SNMP are

transferred over the network as plain text. A user who is capable of

monitoring the network traffic can determine the user names and

passwords required to log on to the accounts of the control console of the

VCPS. If your network requires the higher security of the encryption-based

options available for the control console, be sure to disable SNMP access

or set its access to read-only. (Read-only access allows you to receive

status information and to use SNMP traps.)

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APC AP9290 Datasheet Page 91