Local User Management
Skill level: Beginner
Goal
To create a new user and/or change the password of the default root user.
Details
Open the configuration profile for the 63xx-series device and make the following changes:
- To update the root user password, enter in the new password in the in the Authentication -> Users -> root -> Password option.
- To create a new local admin user:
- Under Authentication -> Users -> Add User, enter in the new username and click Add.
- Enter in the password for the new user
- Under Groups for the new user, select the default admin group. You can create a new group, or edit the admin group's priviledges through the Authentication -> Groups section of the configuration profile.
- Click Save or Update to apply the changes.
NOTE: After saving a user's password, it is stored as a salted hash for security purposes. Clicking show prior to committing the password will reveal the true value; clicking show after that password has been saved reveals the salted hash.