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Log in and use N-central for the first time (on premises)
You can log in to the UI before activating N-central for a 30-day trial period. For more information on activation, see Activate N-central.
During the trial period, the N-central UI will not display either the RSS feed or the What's New list. Both of these features will become available once you have activated N-central.
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Access the N-central UI by typing the URL of the N-central server into your Web browser. |
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Log in using the following credentials: |
Email: productadmin@n-able.com
Password: Password
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The following security warning may be displayed: Your N-central server does not have a valid SSL certificate! |
If this warning is displayed, and you want to properly secure your N-central server, you must purchase a valid, signed SSL certificate and upload it to your N-central server. SSL certificates can be obtained from security vendors such as RapidSSL, Verisign and Entrust.
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Enter a New Password, and enter it again in Confirm New Password. |
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The password must be at least eight (8) characters in length and contain ALL of the following: |
- at least one number
- at least one uppercase character
- at least one lowercase character
- at least one special character
For example, Mypasscode1$ is a valid password.
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Enter your Company Name. |
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Enter your Activation ID. |
This is the code required to use N-central, and should have been sent to you in the initial Welcome email from SolarWinds N-able.
If you need your Activation ID number:
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Copy and paste the N-central Activation ID displayed on the My Account screen. |
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Complete the following email information: |
- What e-mail address should notifications go TO?
- What e-mail address should notifications come FROM?
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Enter the Mail Relay Server. This is required to route email to destination addresses for notifications. |
The default setting for the mail relay server is the N-central (localhost.localdomain) but you may wish to modify this to conform to your own firewall and mail server configurations. If you modify the mail relay server address, it must be in the format of a valid IP address or a resolvable fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
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Click Save and Continue. |
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The Getting Started Wizard is displayed. |
The Getting Started Wizard
It is recommended that you now review the instructional videos available through the Getting Starting Wizard, to learn more about N-central before proceeding.
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Prior to activating N-central, the Getting Started Wizard is available from the navigation pane under the Actions menu. It is also available under the Help menu, where it will continue to be displayed after N-central is activated. |
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Enter a unique Customer/Site Name. |
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Select the License Type. Select Professional. You can change this to Essential later, if required. |
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In the Network Credentials section, select Custom Credentials. Enter the domain\\username in the User Name field, and the corresponding password in the Password field. |
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Do not select Inherit Credentials from Service Organization. |
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If there is no domain, an administrative set of credentials is required. If no common set of credentials are available, tasks will default to LocalSystem credentials. These credentials are not used for deployment of agents. |
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Click Save and Continue. |
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On the Add Devices screen, select the method for adding devices to the Customer/Site you just created. The recommended method, Install a Windows Probe to Search for Devices will be displayed by default. Click More Options to select other methods for adding devices. |
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Click Close wizard and go to all devices to close this wizard and start using N-central. |