Reference
Lab default credentials
Find typical day-0 usernames/passwords for common lab images. Always verify against your image build and vendor docs.
Goal
Find typical day-0 usernames/passwords for common lab images. Always verify against your image build and vendor docs.
Appliance (VEX-NX itself)
| Access | User | Password |
|---|---|---|
| Web | admin | vexnx (must change) |
| SSH | vexnx | vexnx (must change) |
Guest examples (illustrative)
Vendors change defaults. Treat these as starting hints only:
| Platform | Typical hint |
|---|---|
| Cisco IOS / IOSv | Often no password until you set one; or cisco/cisco on some images |
| Cisco NX-OS / Nexus 9000v | Generate Lab seeds admin/admin for live CLI inject (change after first boot) |
| Arista EOS | admin with no password or admin/admin on some labs |
| Juniper Junos | root with empty or lab-specific password; configure later |
| FortiGate | admin with blank password on many labs (forced change) |
| Palo Alto | admin / admin on many lab images |
| MikroTik CHR | admin with blank password |
| Linux TinyCore / desktop | Image-specific; check your build notes |
| FRR Docker | Shell inside container; vtysh with no extra login |
Certified note
Certified verification on VEX-NX proves Start + live terminal + guest config (or documented N/A) + wipe retest for that template. It does not guarantee every vendor image build or every GUI workflow.