Changing Passwords
Stronger password requirements were introduced in MediaCentral UX v2.1. These requirements do not affect passwords for MediaCentral users whose accounts were created in MediaCentral UX v2.0.x or earlier. The new requirements are enforced when user passwords are changed or created in MediaCentral UX v2.1.
These requirements do not apply to passwords for users imported from Active Directory. These users use their Active Directory credentials.
To change a user’s password:
1. In the user tree, double-click the user whose password you want to change or select the user and press Enter.
You can use the filter field (Ctrl-F) to locate the user. Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to move from the filter field to the user tree and back again.
2. In the Details pane, click Change Password.
3. In the Change Password dialog box, type the new password, and then type it again in the Confirm Password text box.
Note the following restrictions:
- Minimum length of user names: 1 character
- Minimum length of passwords: 6 characters
- Maximum length of user names and passwords: 255 characters
- Passwords are case-sensitive.
- Passwords cannot contain all or part of the user’s account name.
- Passwords cannot consist of spaces only.
- Passwords must contain characters from three of the following four categories:
- English uppercase characters (A through Z)
- English lowercase characters (a through z)
- Base 10 digits (0 through 9)
- Nonalphanumeric characters (e.g., !, $, #, %)
4. Click OK or press Enter.