Unauthenticated users can view read-only information about the device in the WebUI. To make changes to the configuration, you must be logged in as an administrator.
Click the login link in the WebUI header to log in as administrator. The default password is admin.
The Admin tab has two sections: Device control and Configuration.
Admin tab — Device control section
This section lists the firmware version on this device. This section also offers controls for the following tasks:
Upgrade Firmware — Updates the device firmware with the file you upload. Click the Upgrade Firmware button and browse to and upload the firmware upgrade file. Then click Start Upgrade. The device will reboot as part of the upgrade process. For more detailed steps see Upgrade firmware.
The AltoCommand management interface also offers a convenient way to review firmware version compliance for all AltoPlex devices in your network, and upgrade them from the Devices list. See the AltoCommand User Guide for more information.
Change Password — Use this button to change the password for the admin of the radio. See Change a device password for instructions.
Locate Unit — Click this button to put the unit into locate mode. In locate mode, the device flashes the LED in a specific sequence so that field personnel can identify the unit. The LED sequence is: LED flashes red and green.
Download Diagnostic File — Automatically downloads a detailed diagnostic text file for the device. The file contains detailed information about the device and its status at the time of the download. The file name includes the hostname, the date and time. For example, a file named KB-C7-00-01_diag_2025-12-04-14-43-32.txt, means this is the diagnostic text file for the device KB-C7-00-01, created at 2:43:32 pm (UTC) on December 4, 2025. See Download a diagnostic file for instructions.
Reboot Unit — Restarts the unit remotely. See Reboot for instructions.
Restore Factory Defaults — Restores all device configuration to factory defaults. If the unit is unreachable and cannot be reset with this button, it may require a hard factory reset. See the Factory Reset topic for instructions.
Factory reset returns the unit’s password to the default: admin. Since the IP assignment uses DHCP by default, the factory reset is not likely to affect the IP address of the device, unless it has been configured to use a static IP address.
Admin tab — Configuration section
This section includes the following settings:
Location — Use this field to describe the physical location where the device is installed. Allows up to 130 characters.
Description — Use this field to provide a description of the device. This may include orientation, function, role or other information about the device. The AltoCommand web-based management tool can automatically use this field as a Switch point tag, when populating the network map, so similar but unique descriptions are recommended. Allows up to 130 characters.
Link state LED — Enables or disables the LED for displaying the node status. See LED indicators.
AltoCommand server — Configures the radio to connect to the specified AltoCommand server. See Configure the connection to an AltoCommand server for more information.
Diagnostic wifi access point — Enables / disables Wi-Fi access for the unit if available. Default: Enable. See Wi-Fi Connection for when and how to use the Diagnostic Wi-Fi access point.
Disabling this setting turns off the Wi-Fi access point completely, (not just the Wi-Fi user interface). The device will not be seen by a Wi-Fi search when this setting is disabled.
WiFi ap SSID — Sets the SSID for the diagnostic Wi-Fi access. The SSID defaults to the device's Host Name (KB-XX-XX-XX). Allows up to 32 characters.
WiFi ap password — Sets the password for the diagnostic Wi-Fi access. Default setting: AltoWav@123. Allows between 8 and 63 characters.
WiFi ap IP address (static) — Sets a static IP address for diagnostic Wi-Fi access. Default setting: 192.168.5.1.