Password Protection

D-Link ethernet managed switch manual Password Protection, Creating an Account on the Switch

xStack® DGS-3400 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch

There is no initial username or password. Leave the Username and Password fields blank.

NOTE: The first user automatically gets Administrator level privileges. At least one Admin-level user account must be created for the Switch.

The xStack® DGS-3400 Series do not have a default user name and password. One of the first tasks when settings up the Switch is to create user accounts. Logging in using a predefined administrator-level user name will give the user privileged access to the Switch's management software.

After the initial login, define new passwords for both default user names to prevent unauthorized access to the Switch, and record the passwords for future reference.

To create an administrator-level account for the Switch, do the following:

1.At the CLI login prompt, enter create account admin followed by the <user name> and press the Enter key.

2.The Switch will then prompt the user to provide a password. Type the <password> used for the administrator account being created and press the Enter key.

3.Once entered, the Switch will again ask the user to enter the same password again to verify it. Type the same password and press the Enter key.

4.A “Success” response by the Switch will verify the creation of the new administrator.

NOTE: Passwords are case sensitive. User names and passwords can be up to 15 characters in length.

The sample below illustrates a successful creation of a new administrator-level account with the user name "newmanager".

DGS-3450:admin#create account admin newmanager

Command: create account admin newmanager

Enter a case-sensitive new password:***

Enter the new password again for confirmation:***

Success.

DGS-3450:admin#

Figure 4 - 3 Creating an Account on the Switch

NOTICE: CLI configuration commands only modify the running configuration file and are not saved when the Switch is rebooted. To save all configuration changes in non-volatile memory, use the save command to copy the running configuration file to the startup configuration.