User Menu
  • 20 Sep 2024
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Article summary

Each IMAT tool is equipped with a user menu located in the top right of the screen next to their displayed name. From here a user can change some user settings, access the user guide, and log out.



Changing Account Settings

Press account_circle Account to change the name associated with your account, change a password, or enter an email in case you forget your password. To access account, click arrow_drop_down found by your user name. You can also access Account by typing the URL into the address bar of your browser: https://<ip_address>/app/#/account/. Replace <ip_address> with the correct IP address.


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Editing Personal Info

Personal Info allows you to correct the name associated with your account or update an email address.

In Account, follow the steps below:

  1. Select perm_contact_calendar PERSONAL INFO.
  2. Enter the new name in the First name or Last name fields.
  3. Enter or update your Email address. The email is required for resetting your own password if you have forgotten your current password.
  4. Press Update. A pop-up appears confirming that the change was saved successfully.

Pressing Reset removes all new values in the fields and return them to the original values.

Note:
Changing the name changes the name displayed at the top of the screen. The user still logs in with the assigned username.

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Changing a Password

In Account, follow the steps below to change a password:

  1. Select security PASSWORD.
  2. Enter the old password in the Current field.
  3. Enter the new password in the New field.
  4. Retype the new password in the Confirm field.
  5. Press Update. A pop-up appears confirming that the change was saved successfully.

To view the password typed, you can click visibility. To hide the password, click visibility_off.

Pressing Reset removes all new values in the fields and return them to the original values.

Password Requirements

IMAT's basic password requirements are found below; however, the rules regarding passwords may vary depending on how the search appliance was configured:

  • Must contain at least 12 characters
  • Must contain at least 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase, 1 number, and 1 special character
  • Expires after 60 days
  • Cannot change unless it has been at least 24 hours since the creation of the current password*
  • Cannot reuse the past 24 passwords
  • Cannot use words found in the dictionary; you may combine them with other words, ThisIsMyPassword, or use a random set of letters

*This excludes administrators changing passwords through the Admin Console.




Accessing Help

Pressing help Help takes the user to the documentation home. From there, it is possible to navigate throughout the entire documentation center.


Logging out

To log out, click on the user name in the top right corner. In the drop-down menu select power_settings_new Log Out.


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