Passphrase - Cisco DX series Getting Started Manual

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Introduction

Passphrase

You need a user name and a passphrase to sign in to the web
and command line interfaces of your system. You also need the
system passphrase to access the administrator and advanced
settings on the Touch controller.
The video conference system is delivered with a default user
account with the user name admin and no passphrase set. This
user has full access rights to the system.
NOTE: Initially, no passphrase is set for the default
It is mandatory to set a passphrase for any user with ADMIN
rights in order to restrict access to system configuration. This
includes the default admin user.
A warning, saying that the system passphrase is not set, is
shown on screen until you set a passphrase.
Make sure to keep a copy of the passphrase in a safe place.
You have to factory reset the unit, if you have forgotten the
passphrase.
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User interfaces Web interface Web interface
Set the system/codec passphrase
NOTE: We strongly recommend that you set a passphrase for
the admin user to restrict access to system configuration.
1. Click your user name in the upper right corner, and select
Change
2. Enter the
admin user.
repeat the new passphrase in the corresponding input
fields.
The passphrase format is a string with 0–64 characters.
If a passphrase is not currently set, use a blank space for
Current
3. Click Change
Setup assistant
passphrase.
Current passphrase, the New passphrase, and
passphrase.
passphrase.
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