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Set Up Web UI Access to Cisco Optical Network Controller

Updated: May 7, 2026

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Use this procedure to set Up Web UI Access to Cisco Optical Network Controller. It helps you complete the related installation workflow and confirm the deployment state before continuing.

Enable web user interface access to Cisco Optical Network Controller.

Before you begin

Ensure you have administrator access to the Cisco Optical Network Controller VM.

Follow these steps to set up web user interface access to Cisco Optical Network Controller.

Procedure

Use the sedo security user set admin --password command to set the initial UI password for the admin user.

Example:

sedo security user set admin --password

The password must include at least

one uppercase letter,
one lowercase letter,
one number,
one special character,
must have a minimum length of eight characters.

Note

The password policy for the system includes both configurable settings and nonconfigurable hard requirements to ensure security.

(Optional) Change the password policy settings using the sedo security password-policy set command.

sedo security password-policy set --expiration-days <number> --reuse-limit <number> --min-complexity-score <number>


Parameter	Description
`expiration-days`	Default password expiration used when creating new users, in days. Default value: 180
`min-complexity-score`	The password strength forced for local users can be enabled or disabled and can be set in scores of one to five (weak to strong). The password is checked against several dictionaries and common passwords lists, to ensure its complexity according to the selected score. Default value: 3
`reuse-limit`	This specifies how many historical passwords are retained and blocked from reuse when you change your password. Default value: 12

Use the sedo security user list to check the default admin user ID.

Use the sedo security user admin set --password to change the default password.

Open this URL to access the Cisco Optical Network Controller Web UI.

https://<virtual IP>:8443/

Note

Access the web UI only after all the onc services are running. Use the sedo system status command to verify that all services are running.

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