ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine Login
Use the Login window to specify your authentication credentials (username and password) in order to gain access to ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine. It is important to note that when you log in, you are authenticating to the operating system of the ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine Server system to which you are connecting.
ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine requires a user login as a way to restrict access to the ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine Server, perform audit trails, and assign user capabilities according to the Authorization Group to which the user belongs.
Review the following two points before entering your authentication credentials:
- Username:
If the ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine server is a Windows platform system, in the Username field you must enter a domain name and a username using the following format:
<domain name>\<username>
For example:
myco\jsmith
If the ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine server is a Linux platform system, you are only required to enter your username. - Initial User Login:
The initial user to log in must be the user that performed the ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine installation. This is because the ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine Server has a single pre-defined user that is the user who performed the ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine installation. On Linux this is almost always root. On Windows, this is the domain\username of the person logged in to the Windows system when the installation occured. After the initial user has logged in, additional users can be defined. For additional information about the first time logging in to ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine, see ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine Initial Configuration Checklist.
- Username
- Enter your username (Linux platform server) or domain name\username (Windows platform server).
- About
- Opens a new window that provides information about the version of ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine you have installed and the End User License Agreement. Additionally, the window contains links to the Extreme Networks Web page, the Extreme Networks Support Web page, and the Release Notes for your version of ExtremeCloud IQ Site Engine.