Please configure a personalized security Brandmeister password for your hotspots

What is are hotspot passwords ?

As you may know, hotspots connecting to a BrandMeister master server using homebrew or MMDVM protocol require a password to connect. Currently most of you use the “master server password” which is typically published on the corresponding country’s BrandMeister wiki page. Some software packages include those default passwords, relieving the users from needing to research and input this password.

It is also possible, and now strongly recommended for each user to setup their own personalized password from within the BrandMeister Selfcare.

Why setting up a personalized hotspot password for your own callsign is important ?

If you did not setup a personalized password for your hotspot, anyone can configure their hotspot with your personal DMR ID and connect with the master’s publicly documented default password, and start using the hotspot with your callsign !

Unfortunately this is happening more and more, thus our recommendation for everyone to setup a personalized password. By creating your own password, you ensure that you are the only one able to use your DMR ID to setup a hotspot.

Also setting up your own password will prevent your hotspot connection to stop working when the password is changed on the master you are connecting to.

Setup Brandmeister personalized hotspot password step-by-step

How to proceed ?


PLEASE FIND THE FULL DIRECTION AT THE LINK ABOVE 


NOTICE the Important instructions at the link above 

5. A password box will appear. Enter your personalized hotspot password and click “Save”.
 



openSPOT GUI

3. Scroll down to the “DMR/Homebrew/MMDVM” section. The current “Server Password” is the generic one for the master you are currently connected to. Change this field to your customized password.



PiStar DASHBOARD Hotspot Security” field
pi-Star (Raspberry-based hotspots such as JumboSpot, Zumspot, etc.)

1.) Login to your pi-Star web interface, and click on the configuration page.
2.) Scroll down to the “DMR Configuration” section, and input your hotspot password in the “Hotspot Security” field




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Thanks to OLIVER F4BWG
2019-04-28 
Questions / Issues ?

If you have any question or issue, contact us using the BrandMeister support platform.


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