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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