Manual Chapter :
Default User Accounts and Passwords
Applies To:
Show Versions
BIG-IQ Cloud
- 4.2.0
BIG-IQ Device
- 4.2.0
BIG-IQ Security
- 4.2.0
About default passwords for pre-defined users
When you initially license the BIG-IQ system, it creates the following administrative roles with a default password.
- admin
- root
Changing the default password for the administrator user
You must specify the management IP address settings for the BIG-IQ system to prompt the system automatically create the administrator
user.
After you initially license and configure the BIG-IQ system, it is important to
change the password for the administrator password user from the default password,
admin.
- Log in to the BIG-IQ system with the administrator user name and password.
- At the top of the screen, click System >Users.
- On the Users panel, click the properties gear for Admin User.
- In the Password and Confirm Password fields, type a new password.
- Click the Add button.
Changing the default password for the root user
You must specify the management IP address settings for the BIG-IQ system to prompt the system automatically create the root
user.
After you initially license and configure the BIG-IQ system, it is important to
change the password for the root user from the default password,
default.
- Log in to the BIG-IQ system with the administrator user name and password.
- At the top of the screen, click Users.
- On the Users panel, click the gear icon for the root user.
- In the Password and Confirm Password fields, type a new password.
- Click the Save button.
