NOTE:
• For added security, it is strongly recommended that you change the default password of the
root account during initial set up.
• When Certificate Validation is enabled, FQDN of the system should be provided. If certificate
validation is enabled and IP address is provided for the Domain Controller, then the login is not
successful.
CMC does not support extended ASCII characters, such as ß, å, é, ü, or other characters used primarily in
non-English languages.
To log in as a local user, Active Directory user, or LDAP user.
1. In the Username field, type your user name:
• CMC user name: <user name>
• Active Directory user name: <domain>\<user name>, <domain>/<user name> or
<user>@<domain>.
• LDAP user name: <user name>
NOTE: This field is case-sensitive.
2. In the Password field, type the user password.
NOTE: For Active Directory user, the Username field is case-sensitive.
3. From the drop-down menu of the Domain field, select the required domain.
4. Optionally, select a session timeout. This is the duration for which you can stay logged in with no
activity before you are automatically logged out. The default value is the Web Service Idle Timeout.
5. Click OK.
You are logged into CMC with the required user privileges.
You cannot log in to the Web interface with different user names in multiple browser windows on a
single workstation.
Logging in to CMC Using a Smart Card
To use this feature, you must have an Enterprise License. You can log in to CMC using a smart card.
Smart cards provide Two Factor Authentication (TFA) that provide two-layers of security:
• Physical smart card device.
• Secret code such as a password or PIN.
Users must verify their credentials using the smart card and the PIN.
NOTE: You cannot use the IP address to log in to CMC using the Smart Card login. Kerberos
validates your credentials based on the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).
Before you log in as an Active Directory user using a Smart Card, make sure to:
• Upload a Trusted Certificate Authority (CA) certificate (CA-signed Active Directory certificate) to CMC
• Configure the DNS server.
• Enable Active Directory login.
• Enable Smart Card login.
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