Concept Guide

Changing Password
You can update your password details by using the Instant UI or the CLI.
In the Instant UI
To change the admin user password:
1. Navigate to System > Admin.
2. Under Local, provide a new password that you would like the admin users to use.
3. Click OK.
In the CLI
To change the admin user password:
(Instant AP)(config)# mgmt-user <username> [password]
(Instant AP)(config)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
Hashing of Management User Password
Starting from Instant 6.5.0.0-4.3.0.0, all the management user passwords can be stored and displayed as hash
instead of plain text. Hashed passwords are more secure as they cannot be converted back to plain text
format.
Upgrading to the Instant 6.5.0.0-4.3.0.0 version will not automatically enable hashing of management user
passwords, as this setting is optional. Users can choose if management passwords need to be stored and
displayed as hash, or if the passwords need to remain in encrypted format.
This setting is enabled by default on factory reset W-IAPs running Instant 6.5.0.0-4.3.0.0 onwards, and is
applicable to all W-IAPs in the cluster.
Hashing of the management user password can be configured by using either the Instant UI or the CLI.
In the Instant UI
To set the management password in hash format:
1. Navigate to System > Admin.
2. Click the show advanced options link.
3. Select the Hash Management Password check box. This will enable the hashing of the management user
password.
The check box will appear grayed out after this setting is enabled, as this setting cannot be reversed.
In the CLI
The following example enables the hashing of a management user password:
(Instant AP)(config)# hash-mgmt-password
(Instant AP)(config)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
The following example adds a management user with read-only privilege:
(Instant AP)(config)# hash-mgmt-user john password cleartext password01 usertype read-only
(Instant AP)(config)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
The following examples removes a management user with read-only privilege:
(Instant AP)(config)# no hash-mgmt-user read-only
(Instant AP)(config)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
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