• MA Network Switch
    • Introduction
      • Intended Use
      • Dangers caused by Electric Current
      • General Safety Instructions
      • System Requirements
      • SFP Transceiver Compatibility
    • Device Overview
      • Front Panel
      • Rear Panel
      • LED Indicators
      • Factory Defaults
    • First Steps
      • Unpack the Device
      • Install Mini-GBIC (SFP)
      • Installation in a Rack
      • Connect the Hardware
      • Set the IP Address on the PC
      • Access the Web Interface
    • Display Navigation
      • Groups View
      • Name View
      • Workload View
      • LAG View
      • Reset View
    • Ports / Groups
      • Change Port Description
      • Assign Groups to Ports
      • Edit LAGs
      • Edit RSTP
      • Edit Speed Setting
      • Change Group Name
      • Edit IGMP Snooping
      • Edit IGMP Querier
      • Edit Unknown Flooding
      • Change VLAN ID
    • Presets / Filters
      • Assign Presets to Ports
      • Apply Filters to Ports
      • Create New Presets
      • Update Presets
      • Create New Filter
      • View Filters
      • Delete Presets
      • Delete Filter
    • General Settings
      • Change Name
      • Change ID
      • Change DHCP Client
      • Change IP Address
      • Change Subnet Mask
      • Change Default Gateway
      • Change Password
      • Update Firmware
      • Fallback to Backup Firmware
      • Get Switch Configuration
      • Edit Port Mirroring
      • Upload Switch Configuration
      • Reset Settings
      • Web Interface and grandMA2
    • Specifications
    • Support
    • Glossary
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Version 3.3

Change Password

You can change the password of the MA Network Switch.
The password is necessary to login into the web interface.
The default password is admin.


Figure 1: Change Password

The following characters are allowed.

  • Upper case letters A...Z
  • Lower case letters a...z
  • Numbers 0...9
  • Spaces, minus (-), plus (+), underscore (_)

Requirement: Connection to the web interface.

  1. Click Tools / Edit General Settings.
  2. Click Change password.
  3. Type the old password, type the new password, type the new password again to confirm it, and then click Apply new password.
    The new password is applied and saved in the startup configuration. The Authentication Required pop-up opens.

    Figure 2: Authentication Required
     
  4. Type the new password and click OK.

The password is changed and you are logged in with the new password.

If you have forgotten the password, you can reset the password to the default by a factory reset.


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