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Admin

System Administrator account is required to manage and configure the device. The Hillstone device ships with a default administrator named hillstone. You can modify the setting of hillstone. However, this account cannot be deleted.

Creating an Administrator Account

To create an administrator account, take the following steps:

1. Select System > Device Management from the menu bar.
2. On the Admin tab in the Device Management dialog, click Add.
3. Type a name into the Admin name box.
4. Assign a privilege to the admin account. Click Read - Exec to assign read & execution privilege, or click Read - Exec - Write to assign read & execution & write privilege.
5. Type a login password for the admin into the Password box. The password should meet the requirement of Password Strategy.
6. Re-type the password into the Confirm password box.
7. Select the access method(s) for the admin, including Console, Telnet, SSH, HTTP and HTTPS.
8. Click OK to save your settings.

Editing an Administrator Account

To edit an administrator account, take the following steps:

1. Select System > Device Management from the menu bar.
2. On the Admin tab in the Device Management dialog, select the admin account you want to modify, and then click Edit.
3. Modify according to your need.
4. Click OK to save your changes.

Deleting an Administrator Account

To delete an administrator account, take the following steps:

1. Select System > Device Management from the menu bar.
2. On the Admin tab in the Device Management dialog, select the admin account you want to delete, and then click Delete.