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Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X7.0)
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Password strength
When entering passwords, the bar under the Password field changes color to indicate the complexity of
the password. If the VCS is operating in Enforce strict passwords mode (set on the
the password. If the VCS is operating in Enforce strict passwords mode (set on the
page,
Maintenance > Login accounts > Password security
) the password must be Strong before it
will be accepted.
Note: you cannot set blank passwords for any administrator account.
Default administrator account
The VCS has a default local administrator account with full Read-write access. This account is used to
log into the VCS using the web UI or the CLI.
log into the VCS using the web UI or the CLI.
The username for this account is admin (all lower case) and the default password is TANDBERG (all
upper case). You cannot delete the default administrator account or change its admin username, but you
should change the password as soon as possible. Choose a strong password, particularly if
administration over IP is enabled.
upper case). You cannot delete the default administrator account or change its admin username, but you
should change the password as soon as possible. Choose a strong password, particularly if
administration over IP is enabled.
Administrators can always log in using the local admin account even if remote administrator
authentication is enabled. If you forget the password for the admin account, you can still log in as another
administrator user with read-write access and change the password for the admin account.
authentication is enabled. If you forget the password for the admin account, you can still log in as another
administrator user with read-write access and change the password for the admin account.
If you do not have any other such administrator users set up, or you have forgotten those passwords as
well, it is possible to reset the password for the admin account as long as you have physical access to
the VCS. See the
well, it is possible to reset the password for the admin account as long as you have physical access to
the VCS. See the
section for details.
Additional administrator accounts
You can add up to 15 additional administrator accounts, which can be used to log in to the web user
interface but not the CLI. If remote administrator authentication is enabled, only the local admin account
is displayed.
interface but not the CLI. If remote administrator authentication is enabled, only the local admin account
is displayed.
Note that:
n
The
records all login attempts and configuration changes made using the web
interface, and can be used as an audit trail. This is particularly useful when you have multiple
administrator accounts.
administrator accounts.
n
More than one administrator session can be running at the same time. These sessions could be using
the web interface, command line interface, or a mixture of both. This may cause confusion if each
administrator session attempts to modify the same configuration settings - changes made in one
session will overwrite changes made in another session.
the web interface, command line interface, or a mixture of both. This may cause confusion if each
administrator session attempts to modify the same configuration settings - changes made in one
session will overwrite changes made in another session.
Password security
The
Password security
page (
Maintenance > Login accounts > Password security
) controls
whether or not
passwords must meet a minimum level of complexity before they are
accepted.