User guide

5 Getting started

Once you installed the Acronis vmProtect or deployed your Acronis vmProtect Virtual Appliance, you

can run the Acronis vmProtect Web Console. The Web Console will be opened in the default Internet

browser.

Note that the Acronis vmProtect web server (installed on the Agent side) which provides the user

interface uses self-this

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Browser. To avoid this message, you should add this self-signed certificate to the list of trusted

certificates. The exact instructions depend on the type of Internet browser you are using. You can

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Certificate error message

Once the Web Console opens in the Internet browser, you will get a login screen where you need to

provide user credentials for Acronis vmProtect. In case of Virtual Appliance-based installation, the

default login:password is root:root. In case of Windows Agent-based installation, you should provide

Administrator

Log on locallyAccess this computer from

the networkLog on as a batch job

Start->Run->secpol.msc->Security Settings->Local Policies->User Rights Assignment.