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Skip multi-factor authentication for next admin user login

If you have multi-factor authentication (MFA) for the default administrator, you can skip MFA the next time the administrator signs in to the web admin console. You can use this if the MFA device isn't available.

This option only appears if you've configured MFA for the default administrator in Administration > Device access.

Skip MFA for default admin.

Once done, you can sign in to the web admin console using the administrator password only.

For more information, see Multi-factor authentication (MFA) for default admin.