In this section:

Change the administrator password the first time you access the VOS.

Note

 For more information about system passwords, refer to Default Password Change and Strong Password Enforcement.

Changing the Administrative Password

To change the Administrative Password:

  1. Choose Admin from the Configuration Menu.

  2. Scroll to Change Administrative Password and click changed.

  3. The Set Administrative User Password page appears. On this page, enter your current password in the Current Password field.

  4. In the New Password field, enter a password between 6 and 32 characters long that contains at least one non-repeating number.
  5. Re-enter the new password in the Confirm Password field.
  6. Click Submit to save your changes.

Changing the Read-Only Password

To change the Read-Only Password:

  1. Choose Admin from the Configuration Menu.

  2. Scroll to Change Read-Only Password and click changed. 

  3. The Set Read-Only User Password page appears. On this page, enter your current password in the Current Password field.

  4. In the New Password field, enter a new password between 6 and 32 characters long and that contains at least one non-repeating number.
  5. Re-enter the new password in the Confirm Password field.
  6. Click Submit to save your changes.

Password Guidelines

Passwords must meet the following complexity requirements:

  • Basic passwords must be 6 to 32 characters.

  • If session management is enabled (optional), password length is configurable between 8-15 characters.

  • Must contain the minimum configured number of alphabet, numeric and special characters. Configurable range is 1 to 2 characters for each character class.

  • Must not exceed the maximum number of consecutive repeating characters that are allowed in the password. Configurable range is 1 to 4 repeating characters.
  • Must contain the minimum configured number of changed characters from the previously used password. Configurable range is 1 to 4 characters.
  • Must not be identical to configured number of previously used password. Configurable range is 8 to 16 previously used passwords.