# Change password

Source: https://help.malighting.com/grandMA2/en/help/key_control_ma_switch_password.html
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You can change the password of the MA Network Switch.

The password is necessary to login into the web interface and to unlock the MA Network Switch on the grandMA2 console or grandMA2 onPC if the switch is password protected.

The default password is **admin**.

The following characters are allowed.

- Upper case letters A...Z
- Lower case letters a...z
- Numbers 0...9
- Spaces, minus (-), plus (+), underscore (\_)

**Requirement:** [Added MA Network Switch in the network configuration](/grandma2/key_control_ma_switch_add/).

1. Open the MA Network Configuration.\
   \- Press Setup and tap under **Network** MA Network Configuration.\
   The MA Network Configuration window opens.
2. Tap at Network Switch.

   ![](/img/grandma2/menu_ma-network-configuration_network-switch_v3_2-2dcf6e.png)

   _MA Network Configuration - Network Switch_
3. Tap Change Password.\
   The **Enter Switch Password pop-up** opens.

   ![](/img/grandma2/popup_enter-switch-password_v3_2-680bdb.png)

   _Enter Switch Password pop-up_
4. Type the old password, type the new password, type the new password again to confirm it, and then tap Please or press Please.

The password is changed and you are logged in with the new password.

If you have forgotten the password you can reset the password to the default by a [factory reset](/grandma2/key_control_ma_switch_reset/).