Changing the default administrator credentials is necessary to secure your system from unauthorized access.

To change default administrator account:

  1. Login as existing administrator (admin/admin01)
  2. Click on the Settings icon (gear)
  3. Click on Control Panel > Users
  4. Select administrator account and click Edit
  5. Change the password
  6. Add email and other user information
  7. Click Save.

You can also add more admin accounts and delete the default one. To see more details about managing your account, see My Account. To learn more about managing users, go to Managing Users.


 

 

Tip

Adding email to an admin account will ensure that the admin gets critical system messages such as license messages, low disk space etc.