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Command Line Interface on page 16
You can access the vShield Manager, vShield App, and vShield Edge virtual appliances by using a
command line interface via vSphere Client console session. To access the vShield Endpoint virtual
appliance, refer to the instructions from the anti-virus solution provider. You cannot access the vShield
Data Security virtual machine by using the command line interface.
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REST Requests on page 16
All REST API requests require authentication with the vShield Manager.
vShield Manager User Interface
You access the vShield Manager user interface by opening a web browser window and navigating to the IP
address of the vShield Manager’s management port.
The default user account, admin, has global access to the vShield Manager. After initial login, you should
change the default password of the admin user account. See “Change the Password of the vShield Manager
User Interface Default Account,” on page 21.
Command Line Interface
You can access the vShield Manager, vShield App, and vShield Edge virtual appliances by using a command
line interface via vSphere Client console session. To access the vShield Endpoint virtual appliance, refer to the
instructions from the anti-virus solution provider. You cannot access the vShield Data Security virtual machine
by using the command line interface.
Each virtual appliance uses the same default username (admin) and password (default) combination as the
vShield Manager user interface. Entering Enabled mode also uses the password default.
For more on hardening the CLI, see the vShield Command Line Interface Reference .
REST Requests
All REST API requests require authentication with the vShield Manager.
Using Base 64 encoding, you identify a username-password combination in the following format:
username:password. You must use a vShield Manager user interface account (username and password) with
privileged access to perform requests. For more on authenticating REST API requests, see the vShield API
Programming Guide.
vShield Quick Start Guide
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