Cabletron Systems 6H122-08 manual Accessing Local Management

Accessing Local Management

5.4ACCESSING LOCAL MANAGEMENT

Access to Local Management is controlled through the Password screen, Figure 5-3. Whenever a connection is made to the 6H122-08 the Password screen displays. Before continuing, the user must enter a password which is compared to the previously stored passwords. The level of access allowed the user depends on the password. To set or change passwords refer to Section 5.8. The following steps describe the procedure to access Local Management.

1.Turn on the terminal. Press ENTER (this may take up to four times, because the COM port of the 6H122-08 auto-senses the baud rate of the terminal) until the 6C105 Local Management Password screen, Figure 5-3, displays.

Event Message Line

6C105 LOCAL MANAGEMENT

CABLETRON Systems, Incorporated

P.O.Box 5005

Rochester, NH 03866-5005 USA

(603)332-9400

(c)Copyright CABLETRON Systems, Inc, 1997

Enter Password:

2159-12

Figure 5-3 The Local Management Chassis/Module Password Screen

2.Enter the Password and press ENTER. The default Super-User access password is “public” or press ENTER.

NOTE

The User’s password is one of the community names specified in the SNMP Community Names screen. Access to certain Local Management capabilities depends on the degree of access accorded that community name. Refer to Section 5.8.

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