Management Center Login


Use the Login window to specify your authentication credentials (username and password) in order to gain access to Management Center. It is important to note that when you log in, you are authenticating to the operating system of the Management Center Server system to which you are connecting.

Management Center requires a user login as a way to restrict access to the Management Center 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 Management Center 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 Management Center 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 Management Center installation. This is because the Management Center Server has a single pre-defined user that is the user who performed the Management Center 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. Once the initial user has logged in, additional users can be defined. For additional information about the first time logging in to Management Center, see Extreme Management Center Initial Configuration Checklist.

Server
Enter the IP address of the Management Center server to which you wish to connect in your browsers URL.
User
Enter your username (Linux platform server) or domain name\username (Windows platform server).
Password
Enter your password.
Login
Press the Login button after entering your credentials to access Management Center.
Support
Opens the Extreme Networks Support web site in a new tab or window.
About
Opens a new window that provides information about the version of Management Center 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 Management Center.
Legacy
Opens a web page that allows you to access Extreme Management Center as well as legacy Java-based applications, including Console, Inventory Manager, NAC Manager, and Policy Manager.
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