Recommended Configuration › Change the Password of the Administrator Account

Change the Password of the Administrator Account

Multi-Port Monitor ships with predefined user accounts that provide different product privileges. The default Administrator account provides access to all configuration options. Change the password for this account in the following situations:

• Multi-Port Monitor is scheduled to be a monitoring device for CA Application Delivery Analysis, but CA Application Delivery Analysis is not yet deployed.

  Note: After CA Application Delivery Analysis is deployed, Multi-Port Monitor retrieves all user and role information, including passwords, from CA Application Delivery Analysis.

• Multi-Port Monitor is deployed only with CA TIM in a CA APM environment.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Administration, Users in the web interface.

   The User Accounts page opens.

2. Click the Edit link for the admin account.

   The Edit User page opens.

3. (Optional) Edit the default text in the Description field to mention that the default password has been changed. Although optional, this step is a best practice.
4. Delete the encrypted text and type the new password in the Password and Confirm Password fields.
5. Select the Enabled check box. This setting prevents you from accidentally disabling the account under which you are logged in to the web interface.
6. Click Save.

   The new password is saved.

More information:

What are Users and Roles?