Creating a Common Admin Account

Last Updated : Oct 09, 2014 |
When managing multiple systems, it may be useful to create a common user name and password on all the systems for configuration access. This tool can be used to create a new service user account, SCN_Admin, for configuration access.
This process requires you to have a user name and password for security configuration access to each of the systems.
Select Tools | SCN Service User Management.
The option is not shown if a Basic Mode system configuration is loaded. If no configuration is loaded, and the option is not shown, select View | Advanced View.  
  1. The Select IP Office menu displays the list of discovered systems.
  2. Select the systems for which you want to create a common configuration account.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Click OK.
  3. A user name and password for security configuration access to each system is requested.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Enter the values and click OK. If the same values can be used for all systems enter those values, select Use above credentials for all remaining, selected IPOs. If each system requires a different security user names and password, deselect Use above credentials for all remaining, selected IPOs.
  4. The systems will be listed and whether they already have an SCN_Admin account is shown.
  5. To create the SCN_Admin account on each system and set the password for those account click on Create Service User.
  6. Enter the common password and click OK.
  7. The password can be changed in future using the
  8. Click Close.
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