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Starting the ACC ES 8 Port Appliance forthe First
Time
After powering on the ACC ES 8 Port Appliance, complete the following procedure:
1. Connect a port on the appliance to the local network with an Ethernet cable.
2. Check that the appliance LED indicators display the correct status. See
more information.
3. On a network workstation, discover the appliance. Use File Explorer on a Windows computer or
Finder® on a Macintosh computer.
You are looking for a device labeled "VMA-ENVR1-8Px-xxxxxxxxxx" or "VMA-ENVR1-8P8B-
xxxxxxxxxx", where xxxxxxxxxx is the serial number of your appliance. If you cannot locate the
appliance, see
Troubleshooting on the next
4. Click to open the device in a supported web browser. For a list of supported web browsers, see
System Requirements on
Important: The ACC ES 8 Port Appliance is configured with a self-signed certificate, which
generates a connection warning in the web browser.
5. Click past any connection messages displayed by the browser. You will see two warning messages
that differ slightly depending on the browser. If the browser is:
Chrome—Click Advanced on the first screen and Proceed to <IP address> (unsafe) on the
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second screen.
Firefox—Click Advanced on the first screen and Add Exception on the second screen, check
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Permanently store this exception, and click Confirm Security Exception.
6. When you are prompted by the Web Interface, enter a new password for the administrator username.
The Strength meter measures the complexity of your password: Red is too simple, yellow is
reasonably complex, and green is complex. Complexity measures the difficulty to discover your
password, not how secure your password is. A complex password is recommended.
The page refreshes and you are prompted to log in.
7. Enter administrator as the username and your new password.
The Dashboard panel of the Web Interface is displayed.
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