4.4 Changing your own password

We recommend that you periodically change your user account password to improve security.

Tip

Passwords are valid for the number of days specified as the password expiration period in the Other Settings view during setup. From the 7th day prior to expiration, you will be prompted to change your password when you log in. If you are prompted, change your password. If the password expiration period has passed, the Change Password dialog box is displayed when you log in.

To change your own password:

1. Click the user-account-name link on the top of the operation window.

   

2. In the dialog box that appears, click the Change Password button.

3. In the dialog box that appears, change the password, and then click OK.

4. Click OK.

The password for your user account is updated.

Important

A JP1 user cannot change their own password. To change the information of a JP1 user, you must edit the information on the JP1/Base authentication server.

Tip

If the password you specified is easy to guess, your user account might be compromised. We recommend that you specify a strong password according to the following guidelines:

• Use a combination of upper-case characters, lower-case characters, numbers, and symbols.

• Do not use consecutive characters, such as 12345.

• Do not use the name or birthday of yourself, a friend, or a relative, or a word taken from a dictionary.

Related Topics:

• 4.5 Changing another administrator's password

• 4.6 Resetting a password

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