Avocent AMWorks, Installer/User Manual

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NOTE: You may also change your AMX switching system administrator password by selecting Users - Edit/View
Users from the menu bar and admin from the list of users. See Editing and Viewing the Administrator on page 35
for more information.
Setting Blank Passwords
The administrator may set a blank password for any normal user (a blank password may not be set
for the administrator). When a blank password is set, the user will not have to enter any characters
in the password field to log in to the AMX switching system at the user station.
To create a blank password for a new user:
1. Select Users - New User from the menu bar.
- or -
Click the New User icon in the toolbar.
2. The New User dialog box appears. In the Username field, type a 1-15 character username. A
username may not contain spaces, quotation marks or exclamation points.
3. Select Allow Blank Password . The Password and Confirm Password fields will be disabled.
4. Click OK to save revised user information.
- or -
Click Cancel to exit the dialog box without saving the changes.
NOTE: For more information about creating new users, see Adding and Removing Users on page 31.
To set a blank password for an existing user:
1. Select Users - Edit/View User from the menu bar.
- or -
Type
Ctrl+U
.
- or -
Click the Edit/View User icon in the toolbar.
2. Type a username or select a name from the list. Click OK .
3. The user’s configuration information is displayed. Select Allow Blank Password . The
Password and Confirm Password fields will be disabled.
4. Click OK to save revised user information.
- or -
Click Cancel to exit the dialog box without saving the changes.
NOTE: For more information about viewing and editing user settings, see Editing and Viewing Users on page 34.
Enabling Auto Login
You will be prompted to log in with a password when the AMWorks software is launched or when
the inactivity timer expires. If you want the AMWorks software administrator to be logged in