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IMPORTANT:
If you change the System Administrator’s mailbox, the previously selected
System Administration Password becomes the System Administration
Password for the new mailbox. The mailbox password, however is not
transferred to the new mailbox. It is a good idea to change the System
Administration Password when you transfer System Administration privileges to
a different mailbox.
Minimum Password Length
You can set the Minimum Password Length to any value from 0–15 digits. The default
value is six digits. Every subscriber’s mailbox password and the System
Administration Password must be at least as long as this value.
Setting the minimum password length to 0 (zero), means that subscribers can
choose not to have a password for their mailbox. Subscribers who choose this option
leave their mailboxes completely unprotected. The longer the minimum password
length, the harder it is for unauthorized people to gain access to stored messages.
Security Alert:
A Minimum Password Length of at least six digits is strongly recommended.
The shorter the Minimum Password Length, the more vulnerable your system is
to abuse by unauthorized persons. Choose the largest acceptable minimum
length in order to maximize the security of your system.
Password Cautions
Subscribers should be made aware of the following guidelines for passwords.
The password should be:
■
A number that cannot be guessed easily. For example, a password of 123456
should not be chosen.
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Changed at least once every three months.
The password should not be:
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Based on the subscriber’s extension number or on any of the subscriber’s
personal information (such as birthdate or social security number) that may be
found out by others.
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Written down or shared with others.
Password Initialization
If a user forgets the password for his or her mailbox or the mailbox is locked because
of too many unsuccessful Iogin attempts, you can reinitialize the password (set it to
blank) so the subscriber can retrieve the messages in the mailbox.
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