Chapter 8 - Using the web interface
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8.3.2
User accounts
In this section you will learn how to change accounts and passwords.
1. Select
Settings User Accounts
.
As administrator you can change and confirm the passwords for different roles.
See details below.
2. Click one of the icons (administrator, config or view) and enter the
Old Password
and the
New
Password
in the corresponding fields.
3. Retype the password in the
Confirm new password
field and click
[Apply]
to save the modified
password.
Access to your EtherNet/IP Gateway configuration tool is managed by user roles which come with
predefined permissions. The following standard roles are available:
Role
Username
Password
Administrator
administrator
FGadmin!1
Maintenance
config
FGconfig!1
Observer
view
FGview!1
Additionally, your EtherNet/IP Gateway can be accessed remotely with the user roles
Diagnostics
(psw
:
?
<fJ#\/$eB2qtGd*)
and
Expert
( psw:
FS-QsHnc7BWa{6w<
). Both
user roles are reserved strictly for
Softing Support purposes.
Note
It is strongly recommended to change the Diagnostics and Expert passwords immediately by
entering the user name in the input field instead of selecting one of the icons above.
