Launching the Security Manager

To open the Security Manager, do one of the following:

On Windows machines, launch Forcepoint Security Manager from the Start screen or Start > All Programs > Forcepoint.
Double-click the Forcepoint Security Manager shortcut placed on the desktop during installation.
Open a supported browser on any machine in your network and enter the following:
```
https://<IP_address_or_hostname>:9443/
```
Substitute the IP address or hostname of the management server machine. It is recommended that you use the IP address, particularly when launching Security Manager from a remote machine.

After installation, the default user, admin, has full administrative access to all Security Manager modules. The account cannot be deleted and the user name cannot be changed. The admin password is configured during installation.

At the logon page, enter an administrator User name and Password, then click Log On. If your organization is using two-factor authentication, see Logging on with certificate authentication.

Note: When a local administrator account created in the Security Manager has the same credentials as a network account (same user name and password), the local account takes precedence.

If you are unable to connect to the Security Manager from a remote machine, make sure that your firewall allows communication on that port.