Orban Optimod-PC 1101 Operating Manual Download

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INTRODUCTION

ORBAN MODEL 1101

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By creating a “Network Accept List,” you can specify which computers are per-
mitted to connect to a given OPTIMOD-PC. This provides a layer of security that
complements password protection. See step 8 on page 2-8.

Each OPTIMOD-PC has a unique serial number burned into its on-card ROM. It is also
written on a label on the card’s mounting flange so it can be seen from outside the
host computer.

The serial number is the fundamental means by which the Orban

software identifies the card

. When you first install your card(s), the card’s serial

number appears next to the profile name in the Connect drop-down box and at the
top left hand corner in the application when you are connected to that card.

The OPTIMOD-PC serial number is appended to the Windows audio device name,
making it easier to keep track of multiple cards and their connections and allowing
reliable software security for the individual Opticodec-PC encoder software that uses
OPTIMOD-PC as a hardware dongle.

The Orban software allows you to give a card an easily remembered name (e.g.,
“KORB”) so the software does not have to address the card by its serial number. This
name is an alias that is local to the computer from which you named the card; the
same card could be known by a different name on each computer in the network.

If you give your card an alias name, this name will appear (instead of the serial
number) next to the profile name in the Connect drop-down box and at the top left
hand corner in the application when you are connected to that card.

Only the card’s serial number is unique. The serial number is always
available on “Card and Security Administration” screen, which is accessi-
ble from the Tools drop-down menu box.

Only an administrator can rename a card (profile), and that name will
remain only on the machine from which it was assigned that name.

For Orban’s Control application to access cards on other machines, those machines
must have Orban server software running (with “Allow Network to Access Local
Cards” checked in

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always know these remote cards’ passwords to access them. These passwords are
initially assigned by the administrator at the machine in which the remote cards are
installed. If you plan network operation, it is very important to assign both a User
and an Administrator password to each card in that machine to prevent the cards
from being hacked.

The dual password system is useful in protecting a networked installation
from being damaged by disgruntled employees or hackers who might get
access to a User password and server IP address. A malicious user might
set incorrect presets and audio levels, activate test tones, mute the audio,
or delete user presets. (This is another reason, other than potential hard
drive failure, why it is wise to back up user presets.)

However, a malicious user cannot take exclusive control of a card by
changing its name or password. Only an administrator can do that.
Meanwhile, the administrator can change User passwords and rename
cards from a central location. It is wise to do this each time a person with