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Change the administrator password

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Change the administrator password

By default, you can log into the GUI using the admin administrator account and no password. It is highly recommended that you add a password to the admin administrator account. For improved security, you should regularly change the admin administrator account password and the passwords for any other administrator accounts that you add.

To change an administrator’s password:

The user can click the current login username from the top right corner and select Change Password or:

  1. Go to System > Administrators.
  2. Select the administrator's account that you want to edit .
  3. Click the Edit button in the toolbar.
  4. Change the password.

Change the administrator password

By default, you can log into the GUI using the admin administrator account and no password. It is highly recommended that you add a password to the admin administrator account. For improved security, you should regularly change the admin administrator account password and the passwords for any other administrator accounts that you add.

To change an administrator’s password:

The user can click the current login username from the top right corner and select Change Password or:

  1. Go to System > Administrators.
  2. Select the administrator's account that you want to edit .
  3. Click the Edit button in the toolbar.
  4. Change the password.