Grass Valley SiteConfig v.2.1 - Manual (Page 64)

Consider the following as you change passwords:
• SiteConfig provides default credentials for each device type. If you have not overridden these
default credentials in SiteConfig, whenever your SiteConfig access requires authentication,
SiteConfig uses the default credentials. When you upgrade SiteConfig, it is possible that the
newer version of SiteConfig has newer default credentials. If this is the case, authentication can
fail when SiteConfig uses the new default credentials to access a device still configured for the
old default credentials. Therefore, refer to SiteConfig Release Notes when upgrading and if
default credentials change, reconcile by overriding default credentials in SiteConfig as necessary.
• Transfers between K2 systems require that the same user account and password be on both
systems. The transfer uses the credentials with which you are logged in to the application initiating
the transfer to authenticate the transfer on the other K2 system. If a password has changed and
is no longer the same or an account is not present, the transfer fails. Therefore, when initiating
transfers use accounts and passwords that are the same on all systems.
Setting global credentials
1. Click Tools | Options | Security .
The Global Device Type Logon Credentials dialog box opens.
2. Select a device type from the drop down list a do one of the following:
• Select the Use default global device type credentials option.
• Select the Override default global device type credentials option.
You can specify the credentials to use by clicking the Change Credentials... button and entering
the administrator account name and password to use. SiteConfig then uses these credentials
for all devices of that type in the system.
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