Black Box ET0010A User Manual

Configuring ETKMSs

EncrypTight User Guide

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To configure the ETKMS, you must connect the monitor, keyboard, and mouse and log into the server 
directly.

The ETKMS has two default user accounts, admin and root. The default password for the admin account 
is admin. The default password for the root user is password. You can use the admin account to log into 
the ETKMS remotely using SSH for troubleshooting and management purposes. The root user can only 
log into the ETKMS directly. You must log in as root to configure the ETKMS.

To maintain the security of your system and networks, it is strongly recommended that you change the 
default admin password and the default root password as one of your first tasks, and periodically after 
that.

To log into the ETKMS:
1 At the login prompt, enter a user name and press Enter.
2 At the Password prompt, enter the password and press Enter.

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The first time you log into the ETKMS as admin, you must change the password. Changing the default 
admin password is an essential step in maintaining the security of the ETKMS and EncrypTight. After 
that first log in, use the following procedure to change the admin password. 

To change the admin password:
1 Log in as admin. 
2 Type 

 and press Enter.

3 At the prompt, type the current password and press Enter.
4 At the prompt, type the new password and press Enter.

It is recommended that the new password must be at least six characters long, contain a sufficient 
number of different characters, and must not be a common dictionary word.

5 At the prompt, retype the new password and press Enter.