3Com 2200 manual HOW to USE, Initial User Access, Levels of User, Chapter

2	HOW TO USE THE
	ADMINISTRATION CONSOLE

This chapter familiarizes you with user access levels of the Superstack™ II

Switch 2200 Administration Console and explains how to:

■Move around within the menu hierarchy to perform tasks

■Set up the interface parameters

■Access online help

■Use scripts for performing Administration Console tasks

■Exit the Administration Console

Initial User Access	As the initial user, access the system at the administer level and press Return
	at the password prompt. The first time you access the Administration
	Console, the password is null. Subsequent access is described in this
	chapter.
Levels of User	The Administration Console supports three password levels, allowing the
Access	network administrator to provide different levels of access for a range of
	Switch 2200 users. These access levels are described in Table 2-1.
	Table 2-1 Password Access Levels

Access Level	For Users Who Need to...	Allows Users to...
Administer	Perform system set-up and	Perform system-level administration
	management tasks (usually a	(such as setting passwords, loading
	single network administrator)	new software, and so on)
Write	Perform active network	Configure network parameters (such
	management	as setting the aging time for a
		bridge)
Read	Only view system parameters	Access only “display” menu items
		(display, summary, detail)