Password Setup 53

Update Admin-accessUpdate the admin-access password. Enter the new password a second Password time to confirm your entry. You are prompted for the existing password

before you enter the new password.

To accept the default password, press Enter.

Command Actions

Enter menu sequence:

(1) SYS: Platform Configuration

 

(1) SET: Switch Setup

 

(1) PAS: Password Setup

 

(3) ADM: Set Admin Password

Enter a parameter at the prompt

Parameter

Format or Range

Old password

Enter the old password.

New password

0 to 8 alphanumeric characters

New password

Enter the password exactly as you did before.

confirmation

 

Direct access sequence:

1 1 1 3 [parameters]

Command Result

 

System action taken:

The admin-access password is updated.

System message display:

The password has been changed.

Example

Enter: 1 1 1 3

The following dialog is displayed. Note that the passwords themselves are not displayed.

Enter the old admin password: oldpass

Enter the new admin password: newpass

Enter the new admin password again: newpass

The password has been changed.

The admin-access password is updated.

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3Com 9000 manual Before you enter the new password, Admin-access password is updated