Configuration via Configuration Mode
This setup guide describes how to enable the configuration mode of the Behnke Station, protect it with a security code, and then use it.
Configuration mode allows you to configure the device remotely using a phone that can send DTMF tones, or (if available) locally on the device using the keypad or the display. Configuration is not done via the web interface, but by entering so-called configuration steps.
Configuration mode is protected by a 4-digit security code. It can be restricted to remote configuration or disabled completely.
Note
Configuration mode must not be confused with network configuration mode. Network configuration mode is started with the configuration button on the back of the electronics box and is used to regain access to the device if the network configuration is faulty: see Starting network configuration modeThis page carries no version. This notice is generated automatically and was not written by an editor..
It is assumed that the Behnke-Station is already set up to the extent that access to the web interface is possible. If this is not the case, please follow the instructions provided with your base electronics (manualsThis page carries no version. This notice is generated automatically and was not written by an editor.) and refer to the technical manualRecently updated — within the last 72 hoursThis page carries no version. This notice is generated automatically and was not written by an editor. to complete the basic setup.
1. Enabling configuration mode
- Open your browser
- Go to the web interface of the Behnke Station
- Log in
- In the sidebar on the left, click the menu item
- Navigate to the Configuration mode section
- There you will find the option Allow
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| no | Configuration mode is completely switched off. The device can then only be configured via the web interface. |
| yes, by phone, keypad or display | Configuration mode can be activated remotely using a phone and locally on the device using the keypad or the display. This is the default. |
| by phone only | Configuration mode can only be activated remotely using a phone. Activation on the device is not possible. |
- Set the option Allow to the desired value
- Click to save the configuration
Note
If Allow is set to no, the options Security code and Lock activation on misuse are hidden, as they have no effect in that case.
2. Setting the security code
The security code is the 4-digit code that must be entered to activate configuration mode. It consists of digits only. From the factory it is 0000.
Note
In a future version, default passwords will no longer be used. This increases the security of our products and at the same time meets basic cybersecurity requirements of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
- Navigate to the Configuration mode section
- Enter the desired code in the Security code option
- Click to save the configuration
Warning
To prevent unauthorized configuration, the default security code should definitely be changed. As long as the code is too simple, the Behnke Station shows the message The current security code is very insecure below the input field.
Note
The security code is not the administrator password. It protects only configuration mode, while the administrator password protects only the web interface. The two are assigned separately: see Changing the administrator password of the Behnke StationThis page was last checked against version 6.56; the current version is 6.33. This notice is generated automatically and was not written by an editor..
3. Lock activation on misuse
With the option Lock activation on misuse you define how the device reacts to security codes that have been entered incorrectly several times. The default is yes.
If an incorrect security code is entered several times, activation of configuration mode is locked for a certain time. At first, activation is locked only briefly. Further failed activation attempts increase the lock duration up to a maximum of 24 hours.
After a correct activation once the lock duration has expired, the lock duration is reset. It can also be reset by restarting the device.
4. Activating configuration mode
- Call the Behnke Station
- Wait until it picks up and emits a beep
- Briefly press the
*key within 2 seconds after the beep - Enter the security code (default
0000) - The device confirms activation with two beeps
Tip
If more than 2 seconds have already passed since the beep after pickup, you can activate configuration mode by pressing the * key twice.
Note
If the security code entered is incorrect, the connection is terminated.
4.2 On the device via the keypad
- Briefly press the
*key on the keypad - Enter the security code (default
0000) - The device confirms activation with two beeps
If the security code entered is incorrect, the device emits a low, somewhat longer error tone.
4.3 On the device via the display
- Press the display key with the key symbol to show the virtual keypad
- Briefly press the
*key (the virtual keypad is now displayed in blue) - Enter the security code (default
0000) - The device confirms activation with two beeps
Tip
If no key button is available on the display, you can also show the virtual keypad by swiping quickly and horizontally from left to right across the display with one finger.
The virtual keypad is provided by the display's code lock function. Activating configuration mode via the display is only possible if the option Allow is set to yes, by phone, keypad or display.
5. Entering configuration steps
When configuration mode is active, configuration is done by entering configuration steps. Each configuration step sets a specific function.
- Enter the number of the configuration step -> the device confirms with two beeps
- Enter the parameter and finish the input with the
#key —> the device confirms with three beeps
For example, to configure the phone number 123 for key 1 (configuration step 21), enter: 21 —> 123#
Several configuration steps can be entered one after another, in any order.
Note
If an input is invalid, a dark, somewhat longer error tone is emitted. After the error tone, you can continue with the next configuration step.
6. Ending configuration mode
- Briefly press the
*key - Alternatively, configuration mode ends automatically if no input is made for 30 seconds
7. Configuration steps for configuration mode itself
Configuration mode can also be configured through itself. This is particularly useful if there is no access to the web interface.
| Input | Function |
|---|---|
01 new code new code # |
Change security code. The code has four digits and consists of digits only. Enter the new code twice in a row. |
02 0# |
Allow configuration: yes, by phone, keypad or display (default) |
02 1# |
Allow configuration: by phone only |
02 2# |
Allow configuration: no |
00 * * * * # |
Reset (the entire configuration is deleted and all parameters are set to the factory state) |
Caution
Configuration step 00 resets the device completely to the factory state. The entire configuration is deleted in the process. The reset takes a few seconds, during which a high beep can be heard.
A complete list of all configuration steps can be found in the Technical Manual in the section Configuration steps.
8. FAQ
Note
I have forgotten the security code
Unlike the administrator password, the security code can be reassigned via the web interface: log in as administrator and enter a new code in the Security code option in the Configuration mode section. Resetting the device is not necessary for this.
Note
The * key on the keypad has no effect
Check the option Allow in the Configuration mode section. If it is set to by phone only, activation on the device is not possible; if it is set to no, configuration mode is completely switched off.
It is also possible that activation is locked because of security codes entered incorrectly several times.
Note
No keypad appears on the display
The virtual keypad is part of the display's code lock function. If no key button is present, swipe quickly and horizontally from left to right across the display with one finger.
Note
Activation is locked
If the option Lock activation on misuse is set to yes, the device locks activation after a security code has been entered incorrectly several times - for longer with each further failed attempt, up to a maximum of 24 hours. Wait for the lock duration to expire and then enter the code correctly, or restart the device. Both reset the lock duration.
Note
What is the difference from network configuration mode?
Configuration mode is used to set parameters via phone, keypad or display and is protected by the security code. Network configuration mode, on the other hand, is started with the configuration button on the device and puts the device into the factory state with regard to the network configuration, in order to regain access if the network configuration is faulty: see Starting network configuration modeThis page carries no version. This notice is generated automatically and was not written by an editor..