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Change the administrator password

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Change the administrator password

By default, you can log in to 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.

You can change the password by clicking the current login username on the top-right corner of the GUI and selecting Change Password.

To change the administrator password
  1. Go to System > Administrators
  2. Select the administrator's account 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 in to 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.

You can change the password by clicking the current login username on the top-right corner of the GUI and selecting Change Password.

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