Reviving Telnet access on Xiaomi Gateway 3 ZNDMWG04LM after getting key using UART Method.

[jksmurf]

I have a ZNDMWG04LM with 1.07_0019 FW.

I did the UART connection and checked the output and succesfully got the Key (not the Token), based on [methods detailed in 1166]. This allowed me to ADD it to AlexxIT's Gateway 3 interface. In fact I did two of them. (#1166).

My question however is about the need for telnet following integration; I can access the Gateway menu using Putty, but no Admin/Password pair matches, so I cannot actually log in. I tried admin/admin, admin/blank, admin/123123 and a few other combinations. I tried the 5-2-2-2-2-2-2 setting.

• Do I need telnet access for anything in future?
• If yes, is the only way to use UART, then downgrade the FW; and then strip out the password, so if I upgrade it again, it is blank? Is this possible and will blank password this be "sticky" if I upgrade the FW again?
• Is there actually some way to get Full Telnet Access using the Token+Key (which I now have saved) for each device?

Thx