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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)

 

 

 

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