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Firepower Management Center Initial Configuration Wizard
When you log into the FMC web interface for the first time on a new appliance, or an appliance on which you have
just performed a System Restore, the FMC presents an Initial Configuration Wizard to enable you to quickly and
easily configure basic settings for the appliance. This wizard consists of three screens and one pop-up dialog:
The first screen forces you to change the password for the
The second screen presents the End User License Agreement (EULA), which you are required to accept before
using the appliance.
The third screen allows you to change network settings for the appliance management interface. This page is
pre-populated with current settings, which you may change.
After you have completed the three wizard screens, a pop-up dialog appears that offers you the opportunity
to (optionally) quickly and easily set up Smart Licensing.
When you have completed the Initial Configuration Wizard and completed or dismissed the Smart Licensing dialog,
the system displays the device management page, described in "Device Management Basics" in the Firepower
Management Center Configuration Guide for your version.
Change Password
To ensure system security and privacy, the first time you log in to the FMC you are required to change the
password. When the Change Password wizard screen appears, you have two options:
Enter a new password in the New Password and Confirm Password text boxes. The password must comply
with the criteria listed in the dialog.
Click the Generate Password button to have the system create a password for you which complies with the
listed criteria. (Generated passwords are non-mnemonic; take careful note of the password if you choose this
option.)
Check the
Show password
the new password must satisfy; a green check mark appears next to each criterion that has been met. If the new
password does not meet all the listed criteria the wizard rejects the password and prevents you from proceeding
to the next page.
The FMC compares your password against a password cracking dictionary that checks not only for many English
dictionary words but also for other character strings that could be easily cracked with common password hacking
techniques. For example, the initial configuration script may reject passwords such as "abcdefg" or "passw0rd".
Note:
On completion of the initial configuration process the system sets the passwords for the two admin
accounts (one for web access and the other for CLI access) to the same value, complying with the strong
password requirements described in the Firepower Management Center Configuration Guide for your version. If
you change the password for either admin account thereafter, they will no longer be the same, and the strong
password requirement can be removed from the web interface admin account.
Note:
Once you click
that password is in effect for both the web interface and CLI
remaining wizard activities.
End User License Agreement (EULA)
Before using the Firepower Management Center, you must accept the EULA displayed on the second Initial
Configuration Wizard screen. Read the EULA and click
out of the FMC.
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checkbox to see the password while using this screen. The wizard displays a list of criteria
on the Change Password screen and the wizard has accepted the new
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user from the default value of
admin
accounts even if you do not complete the
admin
Accept
to proceed. If you click
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Admin123
admin
password,
admin
Decline
the wizard logs you
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