User guide

Chapter 4: Managing Units 99
To change login credentials for an NEC IPF embedded appliance:
1. Click Units in the tab bar. Units will automatically be selected in the top navigation bar.
2. Click Appliances in the side navigation bar.
3. Click the embedded appliance name.
4. Click the Credentials link in the side navigation bar and then click Credentials in the side
navigation bar.
5. The NEC IPF Settings window will open.
6. In the Name field, type a 1-64 character appliance name. The name is not case sensitive.
7. In the Username field, type a 1-64 character username to be used to log in to the embedded
appliance. Usernames are case sensitive.
8. In the Password field, type a 1-64 character password to be used to log in to the embedded
appliance. Passwords are case sensitive.
9. Click Save and then click Close.
Changing Unit Properties
A user with access rights may change the following properties for a unit:
• Identity - May be helpful for quickly identifying information about a unit.
• Location - May be helpful for identifying where a unit is. If no sites, departments or locations
are available, they may be added. See Grouping units by site on page 135, Grouping units by
department on page 138 and Grouping units by location on page 140 for more information.
• Contacts - Identify the primary and secondary contacts for a unit that will appear in the Unit
Views window. Assigning contact properties may be helpful for quickly identifying the people
to notify if an issue or question arises about a particular unit.
• Custom Fields - Three custom fields are available, in which you may specify any information
you wish. For example, you may wish to define custom fields such as Program Manager,
Building Number and so on. See Managing units by custom fields on page 144 for
more information.
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Some properties display by default in a Unit Views window. Others must be displayed by using the
Customize link. See Using the Customize link in windows on page 15 for more information.
To change the unit identity properties:
NOTE: Identity properties are visual representations only. Defining incorrect information may cause confusion
(for example, mistyping a serial number).
1. Click Units in the tab bar.
2. Click Appliances or Target Devices in the side navigation bar.