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MAX-CSE Web Interface
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MAX-CSE/MAX-CSD10 Operation/Reference Guide
MAX-CSE Web Interface
Overview
The MAX-CSE and the MAX-CSD10 incorporate built-in security verification capabilities. By using a
secured HTTP access, both devices provide users with a convenient browser-based method for securing
each MAX unit, and a means of configuring the parameters of the outgoing A/V stream.
The browser-based User Interface (UI), used to set up the MAX unit’s configuration parameters, also
enables an authorized user to configure either their own Username/Password, or utilize the factory
default login profile. This layer of security uses an on-screen HTTP Login dialog which requires a user
to provide a correct Username/Password before gaining access to the MAX unit’s UI pages.
Although initially, the factory default login profile must be used to gain access to the UI pages, a custom
profile can later be created via the on-screen User page (see the User Page section on page 37).
Security Terms
The following table lists some commonly used Security terms:
Default Security Configuration
The Username/Password fields have been pre-populated with Admin/1988 as the factory default
security login entries.
 MAX units are shipped in a secured configuration which requires the user to enter a username
and password into the on-screen security dialog before gaining access to the UI pages. This
information can later be changed.
If attempting to access the UI, the users are prompted to log into the MAX unit via the on-screen Enter
Network Password security dialog (FIG. 12). After the user’s information and rights are confirmed, the
login process is completed and the user is then granted access to the UI pages.
Security Terms
User A user is a single potential client of the MAX unit or NetLinx Master.
Administrator An administrator has privileges to modify existing access rights and unit
parameters. For the purposes of the MAX units, both the Administrator and
User have the same level of rights once they gain access to the UI pages.
Username A username is a valid character string (4 - 27 alpha-numeric characters) used
to both define a valid user and establish a Login profile. This string is case
sensitive and each username must be unique.
Password A password is a valid character string (4 - 27 alpha-numeric characters) used
to supplement the username in defining a valid Login profile. This string is also
case sensitive.
Access Rights Every MAX unit has an associated security profile which is necessary to grant
a user sufficient access privileges to the browser-based UI pages and therein,
the ability to delete or modify a particular parameter.
Characters such as # (pound) & (ampersand) and ’ " (single and double quotes) are
invalid and should not be used in usernames or passwords.