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for the purpose of configuring a K2 Media Server, the account with which you log in to the K2Config
application must be present on the K2 Media Server and must have administrator privileges on the
K2 Media Server.
For initial setup and configuration, you can use the default Windows Administrator username and
password to log in to applications and machines as you work on your K2 SAN. However, for ongoing
security you should change the username/password and/or create unique accounts with similar
privileges. When you do this, you must ensure that the accounts are present locally on all K2 SAN
machines, including control point PCs, K2 Media Servers, K2 Media Clients, K2 Summit Production
Clients, and other iSCSI clients.
NetCentral also has accounts for security levels, as follows:
• NetCentral Administrator
• NetCentral Technician
• NetCentral User
Grass Valley recommends mapping the NetCentral administrator with product administrator accounts
for your K2 and other Grass Valley products. This allows you to log on to NetCentral as administrator
using the product administrator logon. You can also assign other NetCentral groups to users, as
necessary for your site's security policies. You need Windows administrator privileges to add or
modify a user's privileges. For more on NetCentral security, see NetCentral documentation.
About credentials in SiteConfig
SiteConfig requires administrative privileges on devices in order to perform most of the network
configuration and deployment tasks. For known devices types, SiteConfig has a default administrator
login and password. These default credential depend on the SiteConfig version, so check your
SiteConfig Release Notes for any changes. When you add a device based on a known device type,
SiteConfig references the default administrator login and password. Then, when you use remote
desktop or perform software deployment to the device, SiteConfig automatically uses these
credentials. These credentials are called "global" credentials for the device since the same credentials
are used on all devices of that type in the system.
You can choose to override the default credentials for a given device type. For example, if you have
specified a different administrator account or a different password on the devices when commissioning
the system, then you want SiteConfig to use these modified credentials.
It is possible to also override the default credentials for a single device.
Modifying K2 SAN settings
Use the topics in this section when changing or viewing settings on an existing K2 SAN. These are
the settings that define the K2 SAN.
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Administering and maintaining the K2 SAN