Apply a New Password Policy to a BHDO Device

in this use case, you will create a new password policy in belden horizon data manager (bhdm) then you will apply it to a belden horizon data operations (bhdo) device and try to change the password to confirm it adheres to the new password policy before you begin if you haven't yet connected your bhdo instance to bhdm, see docid\ bbgh94p0zhjuz0juao6by step 1 create a new password policy in belden horizon data manager in this step, you will create a new password policy in bhdm the created policy will be later applied to a bhdo instance to create a new password policy log in to the belden horizon data manager (bhdm) admin console at the following url https //\[bhdm ip address] 8446 from the navigation panel, select edge devices the edge software update pane appears from the edge device navigation sub panel, select edge password policies the edge password policies pane appears expand the default password policy section and click copy the create password policy dialog appears in the policy name field, enter new password policy in the description field, enter a description click save click the created new password policy box the password policy box expands with additional fields for the following fields, enter the following details minimum password length 8 maximum password length 16 auto generated password length 12 minimum uppercase characters 1 minimum lowercase characters 3 minimum number of digits 1 special characters !@ minimum special characters 1 step 2 apply the created policy to a bhdo in bhdm from the previous step's created policy, you will then apply the policy settings to a selected bhdo instance to apply the password policy to a bhdo instance log in to bhdm select a company the projects pane appears select the appropriate project the dashboard pane appears for the project from the navigation panel, select edge devices the edge devices pane appears click an edge device id link in the edge devices pane the selected edge device details page open with the info tab click the policy tab from the selected policy dropdown menu, select the created new password policy from step 1 click save if successful, the bottom right corner will display policy for device saved if unsuccessful, the bhdo's current password does not adhere to the password policy as indicated by new password policy step 3 confirm received policy settings change in bhdo after applying a password policy, you will then access the bhdo instance that just received the policy from there, you will then confirm the bhdo instance has successfully received the password policy's settings to confirm the received password policy changes log in to belden horizon data operations from the navigation panel, navigate to system > policy management the policy management pane appears from the password policy section, you can see the received password policy step 4 attempt to change bhdo password to verify password policy finally, after receiving the password policy settings, you will attempt to change the password of the bhdo instance to confirm the password policy settings to attempt to change the bhdo instance password log in to belden horizon data operations click your user icon in the top right corner and select user profile in the new password and confirm new password field, enter a password that goes against new password policy you will see the new requirements being listed