Background:

After installation of WinGate is complete and a license has been activated, a user database provider must be selected. Choices available are the WinGate user database provider, the Windows user database provider, and if a trial, Professional or Enterprise license was activated, the Active Directory user database provider. If the WinGate user database provider is selected the Administrator user does not yet have a password.

Tasks:

Log in to the WinGate console as Administrator with the appropriate credentials

Steps:

1. Select a user database provider from the available options
2. Enter the Administrator credentials for the user database provider selected 
   • WinGate user database provider - Administrator/no password (see fig.1 below)
   • Windows user database provider - Local machine administrator credentials
   • Active Directory user database provider - Domain administrator credentials

(figure 1)