Logging Into the Switch

Quick Steps for Logging Into the Switch

 

 

 

 

Quick Steps for Logging Into the Switch

The following procedure assumes that you have set up the switch as described in your OmniSwitch Getting Started Guide and Hardware Users Guide. Setup includes:

•Connecting to the switch via the console port.

•Setting up the Ethernet Management Port (EMP) through the switch’s boot prompt.

•Enabling (or “unlocking”) management interfaces types (Telnet, FTP, HTTP, SNMP, and Secure Shell) through the aaa authentication command for the interface you are using. Note that Telnet, FTP, and Secure Shell are used to log into the switch’s Command Line Interface (CLI). For detailed infor- mation about enabling session types, see Chapter 8, “Managing Switch Security.”

1If you are connected to the switch via the console port, your terminal will automatically display the switch login prompt. If you are connected remotely, you must enter the switch IP address in your Telnet, FTP, or Secure Shell client (typically the IP address of the EMP). The login prompt then displays.

2At the login prompt, enter the admin username. At the password prompt, enter the switch password. (Alternately, you may enter any valid username and password.) The switch’s default welcome banner will display, followed by the CLI prompt.

Welcome to the Alcatel OmniSwitch 6000

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OmniSwitch(TM) is a trademark of Alcatel Internetworking, Inc. registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

You are now logged into the CLI. For information about changing the welcome banner, see “Modifying the Login Banner” on page 1-15.

For information about changing the login prompt, see Chapter 5, “Using the CLI.”

For information about setting up additional user accounts locally on the switch, see Chapter 7, “Managing Switch User Accounts.”

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