Asante Technologies 35160 user manual Change Password, Adding or Deleting an Access Host

The new SSH/Telnet UI Time Out is reflected in the User Interface Configuration Menu. After configuring the desired time-outs, type q to return to the previous menu.

3.13.3 Change Password

Use this option to change the password that the user must enter when they log in.

Important! The factory default password is Asante. The password is case-sensitive.

To change the current Local Management Interface or Web-based Interface password, use the following procedure:

1.Type p in the User Interface Configuration Menu.

2.Type the password that is used at the prompt.

3.Type a new password at the “Enter Current Password” prompt.

Important! The password is case-sensitive. The password can be up to a maximum of 20 characters in length. The password characters can be any ASCII code.

4.Press Enter.

5.Type the new password again at the confirmation password prompt. To cancel the change in password, type ctrl-c.

6.Press Enter.

The password change takes effect.

7.Type q to return to the Configuration Menu.

Now enter the new password each time when logging into the Configuration Menu.

3.13.4 Adding or Deleting an Access Host

You can add up to 4 access hosts by entering their IP addresses. To add an access host, type a in the User Interface Configuration Menu. At the prompt, enter the IP address. The host address will be listed at the top of the screen next to Source IP. To delete an access host, type d in the User Interface Configuration Menu and enter the entry number.

3.13.5 Enabling or Disabling SSH and Telnet

SSH is a popular software-based protocol for securing access to a remote computer. When enabled, SSH encrypts the otherwise clear text of Telnet commands so that user names and passwords cannot be intercepted and used to gain unauthorized access to the switch. SSH automatically encrypts and decrypts data, so that it is transparent to the user.

The IC35160 v.1.10 supports SSH v.1 (blowfish only) and SSH v.2 (password authentication, MAC, key exchange, and encryption). Use the following guidelines in running SSH on the IC35160:

1.SSH is enabled by default. At startup, you may have to wait approximately 2 minutes before being able to log in. This delay is normal, due to key preparation.

2.At the initial SSH login prompt, use the fixed user name root and the fixed password Asante. After that, any user can authenticate using SSH, but will still need to enter the switch login user name (the default is also root) and password (the default is also Asante) in order to log onto the switch.

3.Telnet and SSH are both enabled by default. There can be a shared maximum of 4 user sessions at any one time. All three services (Telnet, HTTP, and SSH) can be separately disabled or enabled, but the HTTP Server and SSH cannot both be enabled at the same time.

SSH is enabled by default. To disable or re-enable SSH or Telnet, type the corresponding command letter (s or n) in the User Interface Configuration Menu.

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