Help-device permissions keep changing

Hi All,
I am sure this is a simple issue, but let me explain quickly. Solaris 10 X86, Ultra 20, USB to Serial convertor, Serial barcode scanner.
Whan I connect it all together Solaris does just fine in configuring the device and creating link /dev/term/1, but when I change the permissions on the device(crw--w---- root:tty) so that "other" can read the device(crw--w-r-- root:tty) in a minute or 2 it reverts back to (crw--w---- root:tty).
How can I make this permanant?

For reasons I can't explain.
I have found that it depends on what USB slot the USB to Serial converter is connected to. When I disconnected and placed it in a different USB location the permission on the device where created completely different.
They are now crw-rw-rw- root:sys.
I started to think I was seeing things, but when I first tested it I must have gotten lucky and selected a port that worked the way I wanted.

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