Logging Into the Secure Firewall Management Center with CAC Credentials

Users are restricted to a single active session. If you try to log in with a user account that already has an active session, the system prompts you to terminate the other session or log in as a different user.

In a NAT environment where multiple Firewall Management Centers share the same IP address:

  • Each Firewall Management Center can support only one login session at a time.

  • To access different Firewall Management Centers, use a different browser for each login (for example Firefox and Chrome), or set the browser to incognito or private mode.

Caution

Do not remove a CAC during an active browsing session. If you remove or replace a CAC during a session, your web browser terminates the session and the system logs you out of the web interface.

Before you begin

  • If you do not have access to the web interface, contact your system administrator to modify your account privileges, or log in as a user with Administrator access and modify the privileges for the account.

  • Create user accounts.

  • Configure CAC authentication and authorization.

Procedure

Step 1

Insert a CAC as instructed by your organization.

Step 2

Direct your browser to https://ipaddress_or_hostname/, where ipaddress or hostname corresponds to your Firewall Management Center.

Step 3

If prompted, enter the PIN associated with the CAC you inserted in step 1.

Step 4

If prompted, choose the appropriate certificate from the drop-down list.

Step 5

Click Continue.