Configuring security

You can prevent users from controlling the NION via the front panel by enabling security and then selecting the LOCK option from the main menu.

When security is enabled, the user must enter a four digit numeric password (called a combination) before they can access any settings.

Caution: The FRONT PANEL COMBO feature will secure the NION from front panel access. A lost combination cannot be retrieved and there is no back door. If the combination is lost, the NION must be reset to a virgin state, thereby discarding any resident audio configuration files. Use the FRONT PANEL COMBO and LOCK features with care.

In this section

Enabling security

Locking the front panel

Disabling security

Changing the security combination

See also

The front panel interface

Specifying a name

Setting the IP address for the control network

Setting the IP address for the CobraNet network

Enabling or disabling network services

Understanding the system status page on the front panel

Adjusting the LCD backlight intensity and viewing angle

Viewing the audio meters for input and output cards

Enabling security

  1. From the main menu, select CONFIG to display the first configuration page, LAN CONFIG, then select NEXT repeatedly until the FRONTPANEL COMBO page is displayed.
  2. Using the wheel and the wheel push button, move the cursor to each NEW COMBO field and select a number to specify the new combination.

  3. Move the selection to APPLY and press the wheel push button.