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title: "Device Default Credentials"
slug: "device-default-credentials"
updated: 2026-10-30T19:45:14Z
published: 2026-10-30T19:45:14Z
canonical: "support.skykit.com/device-default-credentials"
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# Device Default Credentials

**What are Device Default Credentials?**

The Default Display Credential feature allows users to associate credentials with a Display rather than a Dashboard Content item. This is particularly useful when a dashboard restricts authentication to a single session per account. Instead of sharing one account across multiple devices, each Display can use its own unique credentials while playing the same Dashboard Content item.

If no credentials are explicitly set for a Display, Skykit will automatically default to the credentials assigned at the Dashboard Content level, ensuring seamless authentication.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** This feature is not a default configuration on dashboard and hence only available on request. Please contact [support@skykit.com](mailto:support@skykit.com) to enable this feature for your Account or Tenant.

### Key Points Before You Start

When setting up display credentials, you will need to create the credentials in Credential Management, select the default credentials for the Display, and configure the Dashboard content time to use default dashboard credentials

At the dashboard content level, you may either create new credentials for your dashboard content or select existing ones. Regardless of whether you are creating new credentials or using existing ones, you must enable the option (by checking a checkbox) that allows the dashboard content to utilize the credentials set at the display level. This ensures that Skykit prioritizes the display-level credentials when playing your dashboard content.

### Use Case Scenarios

The following sections provide detailed guidance on executing specific workflow scenarios

1. Create credentials using Skykit’s Dashboard Credential Manager
2. Assigning default credentials on a display
3. Configuring default display credentials when creating new dashboard content
4. Enabling default credentials on existing dashboard content

## Instructions

## Create credentials using Skykits Dashboard Credential Manager

1. In the upper-right corner, click on your profile picture
2. In the menu, click on the Dashboard Credentials
3. On the Dashboard Credentials page, click the +Dashboard Credentials button
4. Fill out the required field:
  1. Nickname: Create a nickname for your credentials to easily identify them later.
  2. Dashboard Username: This is an username or email address you use to log into your dashboard provider
  3. Password: Enter your dashboard provider password.
  4. Confirm Password: Re-enter your dashboard password.
  5. Note: If your company requires additional properties (e.g., Single Sign-On (SSO) app URL, company domain, or MFA key), you can find these fields under the Additional Configurations tab
5. Click the Create button to complete the process

Assigning default credentials on a display

1. Navigate to the Displays page.
2. Click on the desired display to which you want to assign credentials.
3. In the display detail view, select the Configuration tab from the right sidebar. ![Display management page shows an online HQ left-wing display with live view, screenshot, configuration, and playback controls.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/base64-converted-image-1793063684445.png)
4. Locate the Display Default Credentials section and choose the preferred credentials from the dropdown menu.

Reminder: If you need to create new credentials before assigning them to a display, navigate to the Content page and follow the instructions under Creating Dashboard Content and Credentials to add a new credential set.

![Display configuration page highlights the default display credentials dropdown for the HQ Left Wing Display.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/base64-converted-image-1793063684446.png)

1. Click the Save Updates button at the bottom to apply the changes.

![Display configuration screen shows 90-degree orientation, fallback settings, cache controls, and highlighted Save Updates button.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/base64-converted-image-1793063684447(1).png)

Configuring default display credentials when creating a new dashboard content

1. Navigate to the Content page.
2. Click the +Content button in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

![Content management dashboard lists a Google Dashboard Example, with the highlighted Content button in the upper-right corner.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/base64-converted-image-1793063684447.png)

1. In the menu, select the Dashboard option.
2. In the Dashboard Creation Modal, complete the following steps:

**Step 1:** Select the desired dashboard provider from the menu. Enter the dashboard URL, ensuring it includes **https:// or https://**

![Dashboard setup form highlights selecting a dashboard provider before entering its URL and creating the connection.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/base64-converted-image-1793063685498.png)![Dashboard setup highlights the Google dashboard URL field containing a partially entered Drive link.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/base64-converted-image-1793063685576.png)

Step 2: Choose the preferred login method from the menu.

![Dashboard setup highlights selecting a login method before entering credentials and configuring additional settings.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/base64-converted-image-1793063685653.png)

Step 3: Select the desired credential set from the menu, or click + Add New Dashboard Username and Password to create new credentials.

Important: Check the checkbox labeled "Use the default credentials saved on the display" to ensure the display-level credentials are used.

Note: Users may select any available credentials from the dropdown menu at this stage. Please note that Beam will disregard manually entered credentials if the 'Default Display Credentials' checkbox is selected, as this action overwrites all previous inputs with system ![Dashboard setup step asks users to select saved username and password credentials before continuing.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/base64-converted-image-1793063685739.png)![Dashboard setup screen highlights checkbox for using default credentials, with Google Demo Credentials selected.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/base64-converted-image-1793063686380.png)

Step 4: Enter a name for the dashboard content. Additional settings are optional and can be updated later in the settings drawer after creation.

![Dashboards settings page highlights the dashboard name field, with reload and timeout duration options below.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/base64-converted-image-1793063686462.png)

### Enabling default credentials on an existing dashboard content

1. Navigate to the Content page.
2. Select the desired dashboard content from the content list
3. In the upper right corner, click on the Gear icon

![Dashboard interface showing Google Dashboard Example with the settings gear highlighted beside the publish button.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/base64-converted-image-1793063686552.png)

1. Scroll down to the section that says Username and Password
2. Check the box that says “Use the default credentials saved on the display”

![Dashboard settings screen highlights default credentials checkbox beneath the selected username and password dropdown.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/base64-converted-image-1793063686753.png)

1. In the upper right corner, click on the Publish button

![Dashboard interface showing Google Dashboard Example with the Publish button highlighted and published status displayed.](https://cdn.document360.io/86c4dfb2-4202-4f4a-97e1-d24441ae8c90/Images/Documentation/base64-converted-image-1793063687104.png)