QGE 100 • Software Configuration and Control
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Logging In and Out (Administrator Level)
By default, you are logged in at user level when you first open the Administrator software
(your current login level is shown on the status bar at the bottom of the QGE 100
window). All fields in the Configure QGE 100 Properties section are grayed-out.
Figure 17.
Status Bar on the Main Application Window in User Mode
To make changes to any QGE 100 settings, you must log in at administrator level as
follows:
1.
From the
Admin
menu, select
Log
in
. The Log in: Password window opens.
2.
In the text field, enter the administrator password. By default, the password is
admin
(not case-sensitive). If its password has been changed, obtain the new password from
your system administrator.
Figure 18.
Log in: Password Window with Password Entered
3.
Click
OK
. On the status bar,
User
mode
changes to
Admin
mode
, and all editable fields
in the Configure QGE 100 Properties section are no longer grayed-out.
To log out and enter user mode
, select
Log
out
from the
Admin
menu.
User
mode
is
again displayed in the status bar and all Configure QGE 100 Properties fields are grayed
out.
Changing the Password
A password is required to log in at administrator level. By default, the password is
admin
.
If desired, you can change it as follows:
1.
From the
Admin
menu, select
Change
password
. The following window appears:
Figure 19.
Change Password Window
2.
Enter the current password in the
Old
password
field.
3.
Enter your new password in the
New
password
and
Confirm
new
password
fields
(masked characters are displayed).
4.
Click
OK
.