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5.At the login prompt, enter the user name and password

The default username is manager:

User Name: manager

Password: friend

The System Status page is displayed (see Figure 6 on page 31). Select options from the sidebar menu to configure and manage the switch.

Secure Access

You can optionally browse to the switch using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). This means that sensitive data including passwords and email addresses can not be accessed by malicious parties. This section details the required configuration.

For information about SSL, refer to the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) chapter of your Software Reference.

For this configuration to succeed your switch must have PKI, ISAKMP, SSH and SSL feature licences. If these licences are not already present on your switch, please contact your authorised distributor or reseller.

To secure your switch’s HTTP Server with SSL for secure switch management via the GUI.

1. Create a Security Officer user account

Only a user with Security Officer privilege can enable system security and SSL.

To add a user with the login name “CIPHER”, password “sbr4y3”, login=yes, and SECURITY OFFICER privilege, use the command:

ADD USER="CIPHER" PASSWORD="sbr4y3"

PRIVILEGE=SECURITYOFFICER Login=yes

CREATE CONFIG=ssl.cfg

RESTART SWITCH

2.Login as a Security Officer

To login as the user with Security Officer privilege called “CIPHER”, use the command:

LOGIN CIPHER

And then enter the password for “CIPHER”, “sbr4y3”.

3.Enable system security

To enable system security, use the command:

ENABLE SYSTEM SECURITY

4.Create an RSA key pair for this switch.

To create an RSA key pair, use the command:

CREATE ENCO KEY=0 TYPE=RSA LENGTH=1024

5.Set the switch’s distinguished name.

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at-8700xl series switch specifications

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