# User Management

By default, the vision controller is preconfigured with a default "user" account (user name = user and password = user). This user does not have the ability to lock the vision controller.

In addition, an Admin user account is also available (user name = admin and password = Cognex).

The default passwords can be updated and modified (recommended) by navigating to Control Panel > User Accounts > Manage Accounts.

Tip: Additional users can be added and managed using the User Access functionality of Designer. For more comprehensive user management and security features, use Active Directory to manage users.