Assign password authenticator

You can assign passwords to users. Before assigning passwords to users, modify the password settings as required.

Note: If Create Default Password is selected in the General Settings, a new user is automatically assigned a password authenticator by default.

Assign a password authenticator

1.      Click > Members > Users. The Users List page appears.

2.      Click the UserID. The User Details page appears.

3.      Click the Authenticators tab. The Authenticators page appears.

4.      Click and select Password from the drop-down list. The Edit Password Settings dialog box appears.

5.      Set the new password using one of the following methods:

a.      Select Automatic Password Generation to have a random, computer-generated password assigned to the user.

Note: Automatic Password Generation is disabled if the user does not have an email address.

–or–

b.      In the Enter the user password field, enter the password to assign to the user and Confirm Password the password.

Note: The password must meet the Password Rules.

6.      Set Password Lifetime. The options are:

●       Default Password Lifetime—Password expires based on the Lifetime Days setting in Authenticator Password Settings (see Modify password authenticator settings)

●       Password Never Expires

●       Set Password Expiry Date—Set the password to expire on a specific date.

●       Use Existing Expiry Date—If you do not select one of the other Password Lifetime options, the default password Expiry Date is used.

7.      If you select Set Password Expiry Date, complete the following steps:

a.      Click Expiry Date. A calendar pop-up appears.

b.      Select the date that you want the password to expire. The user is prompted to enter a new password the next time they log in after the password expires.

c.      Click OK. The date appears in the Expiry Date field.

8.      Optional: Select Change Is Required on First Usage to prompt the user to change their password at first login.

9.      Optional: Select Clear Any Existing Password History to delete the record of previous passwords assigned to the user.

10.  Optional: If the user has an email address, select Email Password to User to send the password to the user by email. You cannot disable this option if you select Automatic Password Generation.

11.  Click Save.