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7. Personalize your WD Sentinel server:
a. The WD Sentinel server has a default name of
WDSENTINEL. Enter a unique name for your WD
Sentinel server, for example, Company-Name
(must contain 1-12 characters; may be upper
case, lower case, numeric, or a combination; may
include hyphens but no spaces or special
characters).
b. Enter and confirm a password (must be at least 8
characters long and contain at least three of the
following categories: uppercase letters, lowercase
letters, numbers, and symbols; spaces are
allowed.) This is the Administrator password. You
will use it later to connect the client computers to
your WD Sentinel server and to access the
Administration Dashboard.
c. Enter a hint to remind you of the password.
8. Click
Next
and specify how the server software
updates should occur. Make a selection:
Note:
If you choose the first or second option on
this screen, the subsequent installation process
may take longer, depending on Windows updates
that may be available at this time.
WARNING!
THIS IS THE ONLY TIME YOU CAN
NAME YOUR WD SENTINEL SERVER. You must
assign it a unique name to avoid naming conflicts
should you ever have more than one WD Sentinel
server on the network.
WARNING!
If you forget the Administrator
password, it may not be possible to recover it, and
you could potentially lose all your data. Make sure
to record the password and keep it in a safe
location.