Configure users and passwords

Goal

To create a new user or change the default user's password.

Details

Open the configuration profile for the router and make the following changes:

1. To update the default user password, enter in the new password in the in the Authentication -> Users -> admin -> Password or Authentication -> Users -> root -> Password option.
2. To create a new local admin user:
1. Under Authentication -> Users -> Add User, enter in the new username and click Add.
2. Enter in the password for the new user
3. Under Groups for the new user, select the default admin group. You can create a new group or edit the admin group privileges through the Authentication -> Groups section of the configuration profile.
3. Click Save or Update to apply the changes.

Note When you save a user password in aView, the password is stored as a salted hash for security purposes. Clicking show prior to committing the password reveals the value; clicking show after the password has been saved reveals the salted hash.