D-Link DES-3326 manual Switch Configuration Privilege Management Root User+, 188

DES-3326 Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide

Click New to add a user.

Figure 7-3. User Accounts Control Table – Add window

1.Enter the new user name, assign an initial password, and then confirm the new password. Determine whether the new user should have Root, User+, or User privileges.

2.Click Apply to make the user addition effective.

3.A listing of all user accounts and access levels is shown on the user accounts control table. This list is updated when Apply is executed.

4.Please remember that Apply makes changes to the switch configuration for the current session only. All changes (including User additions or updates) must be entered into non-volatile RAM using the Save Changes window on the Maintenance menu - if you want these changes to be permanent.

Root, User+ and Normal User Privileges

There are three levels of user privileges: Root and User+, and User. Some menu selections available to users with Root privileges may not be available to those with User+ and User privileges.

The following table summarizes the Root, User+ and User privileges:

Switch Configuration	Privilege
Management	Root	User+	User
Configuration	Yes	Read Only	Read Only
Network Monitoring	Yes	Read Only	Read Only
Community Strings and Trap	Yes	Read Only	Read Only
Stations
Update Firmware and Configuration	Yes	No	No
Files
System Utilities	Yes	Ping Only	Ping Only
Reboot and Load Factory Defaults	Yes	No	No
Reboot Switch	Yes	Yes	No
User Accounts Management
Add/Update/Delete User Accounts	Yes	No	No
View User Accounts	Yes	No	No

Table 7-1. Root, User+, and User Privileges

After establishing a User Account with Root-level privileges, click Save Changes on the Maintenance menu and then click Save Configuration (see below). The switch will save any changes to its non- volatile ram and reboot. You can logon again and are now ready to continue configuring the switch.

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