Station security changes were made in the AX-3.7 development cycle that affect the standard “demo” station typically installed with NiagaraAX Workbench (as well as the “demoAppliance” station). These stations remain unchanged from previous releases, meaning that the various default users, including the
“admin” user, still have a default “blank” (empty) password.
Such users include the “adminWbBasic” user, “adminHxDefault” user, and so on—all of which are “super users”. These users exist to demonstrate different “Web Profiles” when accessing
the station via a browser.
Login access of the demo station as any of these users, either from Workbench or a browser, now prompts to reset the password, as blank passwords are no longer supported! Once a new password is entered, that super user has full access to the station—just as the “admin” user has.
To prevent any “unauthorized access” of a demo station, it is strongly recommended that you do one of the following after first accessing the station as the admin user:
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Change the password for each “well-known” default user (adminWbBasic, adminFrames, etc.), which you can do by double-clicking each user in the station’s User Manager view. Typically, you would specify the same strong password that you previously entered for the admin user.
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Disable any of these “well-known” default users, which you can also do by double-clicking each user in the station’s User Manager view.
Starting in AX-3.7, you can disable the user admin—where previously you could not. However, before doing this, be sure you
have at least one working “super user” in the station.
Be sure to changes to the station after making user adjustments—right-click the 
Station node in the Nav tree and select .
For more details about station security in NiagaraAX, see “About Security” in the NiagaraAX User Guide.