User's Manual

Configuring the HiPath Wireless Controller
hwc_startup.fm
Performing the first time setup of the HiPath Wireless Controller
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5. In the Password box, type your password. The default is abc123.
Note: To reinforce security protection, the login password length has now been
increased to eight characters. Please note the following:
• The HiPath Wireless Controller continues to be shipped from the factory with a
six character default password (abc123). Although, when the HiPath Wireless
Controller is installed and you elect to change the default password, the eight
character constraint will be applied.
• The new password length constraint is not applied to existing passwords. When
a six character password is already being used and an upgrade of the software
to V5 occurs, the software does not require the password to be changed to eight
characters. However, once the upgrade is completed and a new account is
created, or the password of an existing account is changed, the new password
length requirement will be enforced.
• If you reset the HiPath Wireless Controller, the login user name and the
password will also reset to the factory defaults (admin and abc123).
6. Click Login. The HiPath Wireless Assistant main menu page is displayed.