Cisco Systems RJ-45-to-AUX manual Console Settings, 284

[P]Port Configuration

[A]Port Addressing

[D]Port Statistics Detail

[M]Monitor

[V]Virtual LAN

[R]Multicast Registration

[F]Firmware

[I]RS−232 Interface

[U]Usage Summaries

[H]Help

[K]Command Line

[X]Exit Management Console

Enter Selection:

The following sections describe the Main Menu options. By typing the letter associated with each command on the Main Menu, you enter that configuration screen.

[C] Console Settings

The following shows the Console Settings menu on the Cisco Catalyst 1900 series:

Catalyst	1900 − Console Settings
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[P] Password intrusion threshold		3 attempt(s)
[S] Silent time upon intrusion detection		None
[T] Management Console inactivity timeout		None
[D] Default mode of status LED		Port Status

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[M] Modify password

[E]Modify secret password

[X]Exit to Main Menu

Enter Selection:

Here is what you’ll see when you select the following settings:

∙[P] Password intrusion threshold—This will limit the number of failed logon attempts and render the Management Console frozen for a predefined amount of time before allowing the next logon. This value may range from 0 to 65500 attempts. If you choose not to use a threshold, you should specify zero.

∙[S] Silent time upon intrusion detection—This is the number of minutes the Management Console will be unavailable for use, due to an excessive number of failed attempts to log on. This value may range from 0 to 65500 minutes. Specify zero only for no silent time.

∙[T] Management Console inactivity timeout—This can be configured to time out a session after a period of inactivity. Once a session has been timed out, the user must log on with a password to continue. The timeout can range from 30 to 65500 seconds. Setting the timeout to zero will indicate to use no timeout.

Tip A non−zero timeout should be set for security reasons.

∙[D] Default mode of status LED—This displays one of three status LEDs: port status, duplex status, and utilization of the switch. You can select the display mode by pressing the mode button on the front panel. Once a mode is selected and the mode button is released, the display automatically returns to the default status after 30 seconds.

∙[M] Modify password—The Management Console password can help prevent unauthorized access. When specifying a password, use a minimum of four characters and a maximum of eight characters.

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