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user names, and each user name has a different password and level of access. These default users are listed in Table 9.
CAUTION: To protect your Switch from unauthorized access, you must change all three default passwords as soon as possible, even if you do not intend to actively manage your Switch
Table 9 | Default Users |
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User | Default | Access Level |
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monitor | monitor | monitor — the user can view all manageable parameters, |
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| except special/security features, but cannot change any |
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| manageable parameters. |
manager | manager | manager — the user can access and change the |
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| operational parameters but not special/security features |
admin | (no | security — the user can access and change all manageable |
| password) | parameters |
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Changing Default Passwords
Use the admin default user name (no password) to login and carry out initial Switch setup.
You can change the default passwords using either:
■The gettingStarted command on the CLI, or
■The security device user modify command on the CLI, or
■The Security > Device > User > Modify operation on the web interface.
For more information about default users and passwords, refer to the “Management Interface Reference Guide” on the Switch
