Compaq SW3324, SW3323, SW3322 Setting Password Protection, 2Configuring and Monitoring the Switch

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4-2Configuring and Monitoring the Switch

■Configuring port operation (enable/disable, port speed, full/half duplex and flow control)

■Configuring the forwarding table

■Configuring the broadcast cutoff rate

■Setting a default gateway

■Configuring BootP/DHCP

Setting Password Protection

The SW3322/SW3323/SW3324 switch is factory-configured with access rights to the console menus set to READ/WRITE. This setting allows anyone to use the console menus to modify any operational parameter. To protect the configuration of the switch from unauthorized modification, you should enable password protection to the console menus.

To enter a password, do the following:

1.Select Password from the System Configuration Menu and press [Enter].

2.Enter a password containing six to eight alphanumeric characters.

The password is not case sensitive. For verification, you are asked to enter your password again. If both entries agree, the new password is stored.

By factory default, there is a password configured. At the login: prompt, type “public” and press [Enter] to gain READ/WRITE access to the console menus. When you configure the password parameter, the factory default setting is deactivated and the new password governs access to the console menus.

After you enter a password and logout using the Logout command from the Main Menu, all access rights change to READ-ONLY. The current level of access control is indicated at the top of the management screen.

If forget your password, contact Compaq Customer Support.

NOTE: You are automatically logged out from the console menus based on the Screen Timeout setting in the System Configuration Menu. A setting of “0” permits the console menus to remain available indefinitely.