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1 Overview
This article will guide you to add an Admin account on your Central. Requires an email account that is not located on another Central.
2 Steps to take
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Access Sophos central with an account with Super Admin rights. In the People section, we choose Add User
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Fill in user information such as Name, Email. Select Role here is Admin. Then click Save.
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Then log in to Sophos Central with the newly created Email account.
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Click the item below to create a Password.
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We click on the item as shown so that Sophos will send the verification code to the registered email.
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Enter the code received from the email. We click on the item above to verify.
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After successful authentication. We create a password for the account. Confirm the password again. Then click the green button to confirm.
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Password generated successfully. The browser will navigate to the next item. Click next.
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Choose a 2-layer security method to enhance account security. Here I choose Sophos Google Authentication. Then click Next. The QR code appears. We enter the QR code into the Google Authentication App on the phone.
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Enter the Security code you just created from Google Authentication on your phone. Create a Pin to log in, this Pin is tied to your account. Click Next.
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Finish the steps. The account has been successfully created with Admin rights.
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