Avocent Cyclades ACS 6000 Installation & Administrators Manual page 33

2. Do the following twice to change the default password for root and for admin.
a. Click the username (admin or root).
b. Enter the new password in the Password and the Confirm Password fields.
c. Click Save to save the new password.
3. Do the following as many times as needed to configure new user accounts and assign them to
default groups.
a. Click Add.
b. Enter the username in the User Name field.
c. Enter the new password in the Password and the Confirm Password fields.
d. (Optional) Force the user to change the password, select the checkbox for User must
change password at next login.
e. Assign the user to one or more groups.
NOTE: By default, all configured users can access all enabled ports. Additional configuration is needed if your
site security policy requires you to restrict user access to ports.
f. (Optional) Configure account expiration and password expiration.
g. Click Save.
NOTE: admin and all users in the administrator group can also select Appliance Settings-Users-Local Accounts-
User Names to configure users.
To enable and configure all ports (First Time Configuration):
1. Select Ports from the left menu on the First Time Configuration screen. The Default Settings
screen appears.
2. Select the connection protocol that users can use for direct connections to all ports from the
Protocol pull-down menu, either Telnet, SSH or Telnet/SSH.
NOTE: The service must also be enabled in the Security Profile that is in effect.
3. Select a default authentication type that applies to all port logins from the Authentication Type
pull-down menu.
4. To enable the software to automatically discover the names of devices connected to the ports,
click the Enable auto discovery checkbox.
5. Configure the remaining port parameters as needed.
6. Click Save.
7. Select Physical Ports from the left menu. The Physical Ports screen appears.
8. To enable and perform additional configuration on all ports at once, click the checkbox on the
top line of the ports list.
9. To enable and perform additional configuration on one or more ports at once, click the
checkbox(es) on the entry for each port.
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