User manual

Sensorsoft Alert User Manual
Changing web login passwords:
1. Login to the Alert web interface as admin.
2. Click on the Change Passwords hyperlink located on the left side of the page. This will bring up the
Change Web Passwords page:
Figure 2: Change Web Passwords page
3. Enter your current admin password in the Authorization text field.
4. Enter the new admin password and/or new ruser password in the appropriate fields.
5. Click the Save Changes button.
Recovering from a lost web administrator password
The only way to recover from a lost web administrator (admin) password is to reset it to the default
password: begin. The following procedure outlines how this is done:
1. Connect to the Sensorsoft Alert appliance though Secure Shell (SSH) or through the serial console. If
the Alert appliance has not been configured with valid IP settings, then you must connect to it through
the serial console (Refer to section Connecting to the Alert Serial Console).
2. Login as root.
3. At the command prompt, type rwp and press the Enter key. This will launch the Sensorsoft Web
Password Reset Utility.
4. Answer Y to all of the questions.
5. The Alert appliance will reboot.
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