After running the Commissioning Wizard to install and configure NiagaraAX in the JACE-NXS, you should open another platform connection and use the User Manager view to do the following:
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Change the password of the default administrator user (Tridium) from “
niagara” to something else.Otherwise, the JACE-NXS is exposed to unauthorized access by anyone familiar with this well-known username/password convention. This applies to both general Windows host access, and (if using basic authentication) NiagaraAX platform access.
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Optionally, add other Windows users and/or groups, if needed.
For more details, see the “User Manager” section in the Platform Guide. For a procedure specific to a new JACE-NXS, see the next section Change the default Windows password.
To change the default Windows password
With your Workbench PC re-configured with its working IP address, and the JACE already commissioned using the Commissioning Wizard:
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Open a platform connection to the JACE-NXS.
Use the procedure Open a platform connection, except use the JACE IP address and platform credentials (username and password) that you configured when running the wizard.
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In the JACE platform’s Nav Container View, double-click
User Manager.The User Manager view appears (Figure 25).
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In the Users pane, click the
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Click the button (bottom of view).
A “Change Password” dialog appears, as shown in Figure 26.
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In the Current Password field, type in the default password.
Typically, this is:
niagara -
In the New Password fields, type in the desired password (it must match in both password fields).
Entry characters display only in asterisks (*).
Password can be any desired length and mix of characters (“strong” passwords are supported).
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Click .
The new password becomes immediately effective. If the JACE-NXS is configured to use basic platform authentication, and you click on another platform view, you are challenged for platform login again.
