Starting Abiquo for the First Time

The system administrator should log in first and change the passwords and user details.

To change your user password and user details:

1. Click on the username icon at the bottom left of the screen
   
2. Select Edit user
3. Change the Password, enter an Email, a Phone number and an SSH public key, and change other details as required.
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Note that you cannot change many of the details of the main cloud administrator account, and you cannot change its role and privileges. However, you can replace the main cloud administrator account  with another equivalent cloud administrator account. You can also edit this user account and other user accounts in Users View.

Your platform may offer or require two-factor authentication (2fa) to improve user login security with an additional authentication code. For platform configuration instructions, see Configure two factor authentication.

Before you begin:

• To use Google Authenticator to obtain the codes, install the Google Authenticator app on your cell phone. 
• To use email authentication to obtain the codes, check that you have a valid email address in your user account on the platform.

To enable two-factor authentication for your user account, do these steps:

1. Click on the user initials or user icon in the lower left corner of the screen, and from the menu, select Two-factor authentication.
2. Select the authentication method and click Enable

3. Copy the Backup codes from the configuration window to a secure place. You can use these codes to log in to the platform if the authentication cycle fails

   The platform will display Backup codes ONCE only

4. Authenticate according to your selected method
   • For Google Authenticator, use the Google Authenticator app on your cell phone to scan the QR code. Google will supply a verification code in the app. During login, the platform will request the Authentication code from the app. 
   • For email, during login, every time you enter your user name and password to log in, a code will be sent to the E-mail address registered in your user account. Enter the Authentication code in the Login dialog

To access different sections of the platform, use the main menu buttons on the left of the screen.

To display the names of the sections, move the mouse over the main menu section.

To obtain a trial license, please send an email to license at abiquo dot com

Please include the following license registration details:

• Name
• Surname
• Email for license registration
• Phone
• Company

To add a license to the platform:

1. Go to Configuration → Licenses
2. Click the + Add button at the bottom of the screen
3. On the Add license popup, paste the license in the License key field and click Save

The platform will display your license details in the Configuration tab, including the enabled plugins, support for scaling groups, available cores, and expiration date for each license.

To delete a license, select it and click the trash delete button.