Connecting to the Web-based Configuration Utility
The following procedures are based on the DSM16p being assigned an IP address of 192.168.1.202.
The first time you log in to the DSM16, you will be prompted to change the password using the System / Users page and that the phone services are disabled because of an invalid license.
It is advisable to change this password to prevent unauthorized access. Re-enter the Current Password (i.e. the default password), and enter your new password into the Password and Retype Password fields. Click the Save button to exit.
The DSM16p does not enforce any password policies, so it is possible (although not recommended) to click the Cancel button to continue configuring the DSM16p. If the password is not changed, the DSM16p will display a prompt in the Web-Based Configuration Utility reminding you that the default password is still in use.
In order to begin using any of the telephony services to support connecting digital telephones to the UCX, you will need to activate the card. Follow the steps identified in Licenses to activate the card. Doing so will remove the Invalid License warning.After activation, the Invalid License screen banner will be removed, but the Default Password warning will remain if the default password is still in use.
Once the DSM16 has been configured, there typically is very little need to access the Web-based Configuration Utility on a regular basis. To reduce the security exposure of some of the software components in the DSM16 operating system, it is possible to disable the Web-based Configuration Utility from the command line, stopping the Apache, PHP and OpenSSL software components (and others) from being exposed.
While the Web-based Configuration Utility is disabled no changes to the system configuration can be made. However, automatic software updates will continue to execute based on the configured schedule. In order to make subsequent configuration changes the Web-based Configuration Utility must be re-enabled.
To disable the Web-based Configuration Utility:
To enable the Web-based Configuration Utility: