Securing Sp3001 Appliance Passwords; Setting The Database Administrator Password - IBM SP3001 Hardware Configuration Manual

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Before you begin
Install the SecurityFusion module before you install the license file. See the SiteProtector SecurityFusion
Module Guide for detailed information.
Procedure
1. In the SiteProtector Console, select Tools > Licenses > Agent/Module.
2. Click the Licenses tab.
3. Click Add.
4. Locate and select the SiteProtector SP3001 appliance license file that you downloaded. This single
license provides entitlements for all the SiteProtector SP3001 appliance components and modules.
5. Click OK.

Securing SP3001 appliance passwords

Now that you have logged on to the SiteProtector Console and installed the license files, you must secure
your SiteProtector SP3001 appliance by changing your database and Windows administrator passwords.
Tip: The database administrator password is also known as the SA password.
Administrator passwords
The SiteProtector SP3001 appliance requires two administrator accounts that are configured with default
user names and passwords. To avoid introducing a significant security vulnerability, you must change
these passwords as soon as possible.
The following table lists the default user names and passwords:
Account type
Database administrator
Windows administrator
Important: For the best security practices, IBM Security recommends that you use strong passwords and
change these passwords frequently. See the Microsoft Windows Server documentation regarding the
criteria required for creating strong passwords.

Setting the Database Administrator password

Procedure
1. Start the SiteProtector Console and log in.
2. Select the System view.
3. In the left pane, expand the site node for the SiteProtector SP3001 appliance site, and then click the
Appliance icon.
4. Select the "Click here to connect to appliance" hyperlink. Clicking the hyperlink establishes a Remote
Desktop session with the SiteProtector SP3001 appliance.
5. Log in to the Remote Desktop session on the appliance.
6. Run the SQL Server Management Studio.
7. Change the Database Administrator password.
8. Click OK.
9. When you are finished, close the Remote Desktop session.
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SiteProtector System: SP3001 Hardware Configuration
Default user name
sa
Administrator
Default password
ISSADMIN
ISSADMIN

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