After a LoadMaster has been successfully licensed, the console main menu is displayed whenever the console is accessed.

If an SSH Pre-Auth Banner is set, the banner message is displayed before initially logging in using SSH.

Many features of the LoadMaster can be configured using the menu system. You can use the menu system by logging into the console as "bal", or by remotely logging into the system using the SSH protocol.

Note: Remote access is only permitted if the SSH service is enabled and the password for “bal” has been changed from its default value. If the password has not been changed from its default value, the user "bal" will only be allowed to login from a directly connected console.
Note: As of LoadMaster firmware version 7.2.48.4 Long Term Support (LTS) and 7.2.53, RSA keys are no longer supported for SSH access to the LoadMaster. If you are using RSA keys for SSH access and you are upgrading to one of these versions (or above) you must move to another key type. There are two key types available as an alternative to the RSA keys: ecdsa-sha2-nistp384 and ssh-ed25519.

If the password for "bal" has been forgotten, you can login on the console as pwreset. The password is 1pwreset. This resets the password for "bal" to 1fourall until the LoadMaster is rebooted. If unit is rebooted without the password being changed, the password resets to its old (unknown) value. It is thus strongly advised that you change the password using the configuration menu before the next reboot.