Avaya M770 ATM Switch User’s Guide 27

Chapter 4

Managing Miscellaneous Commands
This chapter describes how to use the command-line interface to set passwords,
address information, and CAC information.
For information about how to access and use the Avaya M770 ATM Switch
command-line interface, see Chapter 3, “How to Use the Command-line Interface”.

Setting passwords for local/remote connections

To protect the Avaya M770 ATM Switch from accidental or unauthorized
configuration from a local (via the serial port) or remote end-station (via Telnet),
you may want to set a password for the switch.
The following sequence shows you how to set a password for the switch for the first
time. Because no password exists, the M770 ATM Switch does not prompt for the
old password.
Once you have set a password, the CLI will ask you to enter the password each time
you connect to the switch.
To terminate a session and prevent other from configuring the switch use the exit
command.
Once you have enabled password protection there is a timeout period of 15 minutes
before the CLI session is terminated.
To delete a password
Enter the old password and press “Enter” for the new password.
Command: M15-155s8:/>password
Output: M15-155s8:/>There is no password at the moment.
M15-155s8:/>Enter the new password (does not echo): ********
[ENTER]
M15-155s8:/>Enter the new password again (does not echo):
******** [ENTER]
M15-155s8:/>Password changed.