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LOGGING ON AND PERFORMING

5 ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS

This chapter describes how to start up the system, log on, use the user interface, and perform basic administrative tasks that you must complete before configuring the ports and paths and bridging or routing protocols that you plan to run on your bridge/router.

Table 9 summarizes the administrative tasks described in this chapter and indicates whether performing each task is required, recommended, or optional.

Table 9 Administrative Task Summary

Task	Status of Task
Changing the Root Password	Required
Changing the Default Console Port Baud	Do only if you want to attach a terminal
Rate	with a baud rate other than 9600.
Adding User Accounts	Optional
Setting the Time and Date	Recommended
Setting System Information	Required
Setting Up Security	Recommended

For more information on each of the commands and parameters used in this section, see Reference for Enterprise OS Software.

Turning on the	To start up your bridge/router, plug one end of the power cord into the
System	rear panel of the bridge/router and the other end into your power outlet.
	In addition, if you have a SuperStack II Redundant Power System (RPS),
	attach one end of the RPS cable to the rear panel of the bridge/router and
	the other end to the RPS.