Multi-Grid Manager is the web interface that you use to configure your Master Grid and to manage your Grids and networks. It provides a number of tools, such as the following:

• Use the Dashboard to monitor your Master Grids and managed Grids, and to provides access to frequently-used commands. For more information, see /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911180302
• Use Smart Folders to organize your data based on criteria you specify. For more information, see /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911180397 /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911180397.
• The Grid maps provide graphical views of the Master Grid and managed Grids in addition to status information, so you can quickly assess the status of the Grids and their services. For more information, see /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911181934 /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911181934
• The IPv4 and IPv6 network maps and lists provide views of your networks, so you can quickly evaluate IP address usage and understand how your network resources are being utilized. For more information, see /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911183235
• Tools such as the Finder panel, filters, and global search help you quickly find the information you need. For information, see /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911180082

Admin Permissions for Multi-Grid Manager

Superusers have unrestricted access to Multi-Grid Manager. Limited-access users though, require read-only or read-write permission to the data that they want to manage through Multi-Grid Manager. Multi-Grid Manager allows limited-access users to view and manage only the data for which they have permission. For example, to view IPv4 networks, you must have at least read-only permission to IPv4 networks. For information about user accounts and administrative permissions, see /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911180659.

Logging in to Multi-Grid Manager

To log in to Multi-Grid Manager:

1. Open an Internet browser window and enter https://<IP address or hostname of your NIOS appliance>. The Multi-Grid Manager login page appears.
2. Enter your user name and password, and then click Login or press Enter. The default user name is admin and the default password is infoblox.
3. Read the Infoblox End-User License Agreement and click I Accept to proceed. Multi-Grid Manager displays the Dashboard, your home page in Multi-Grid Manager. For information about the Dashboard, see /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911180302 /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911180302.

Tip: You can customize the text that appears on the Multi-Grid Manager login page. To do so, see /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911180119 /wiki/spaces/mgmadminguide/pages/911180119.