Cisco Systems 4.2 manual Administration Control

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Chapter 5 Password Policy Configuration Scenario

Step 1: Add and Edit a New Administrator Account

Figure 5-1 Administration Control Page

The Administration Control page initially lists no administrators. If administrators have been configured, the page lists the configured administrators.

Step 2 To add an administrator, click Add Administrator.

The Add Administrator page opens.

Step 3 In the Administrator Details area, enter:

Option

Description

 

 

Administrator Name

Enter the login name for the ACS administrator account. Administrator names

 

can contain 1 to 32 characters, excluding the left angle bracket (<), the right

 

angle bracket (>), and the backslash (\). An ACS administrator name does not

 

have to match a network user name.

 

 

Password

Enter the password for the administrator to access the ACS web interface.

 

The password can match the password that the administrator uses for dial-in

 

authentication; or, it can be a different password. ACS enforces the options in

 

the Password Validation Options section on the Administrator Password Policy

 

page.

 

Passwords must be at least 4 characters long and contain at least 1 numeric

 

character. The password cannot include the username or the reverse username,

 

must not match any of the previous 4 passwords. and must be in ASCII

 

characters. For errors in passwords, ACS displays the password criteria.

 

If the password policy changes and the password does not change, the

 

administrator remains logged in. ACS enforces the new password policy at the

 

next login.

 

 

Confirm Password

Reenter the password that you entered in the password field.

 

 

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Cisco Systems 4.2 manual Administration Control

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