Enterasys Networks 6E2xx, 6G3xx, 6H2xx, 6H3xx 3.2 PASSWORD SCREEN

Password Screen
3-6 Accessing Local Management
3.2 PASSWORD SCREEN
When to Use
To start a Local Management session, which is controlled through the Local Management
Password screen. Whenever a connection is made to the switch module the Local Management
Password screen displays. Before continuing, you must enter a password, which is compared to the
previously stored passwords and associated management level access policy configured using the
Security screen described in Section 3.7. The level of access allowed the user depends on the
password. To set or change passwords, refer to Section5.4.
The level of management access is dependent on the Password and the associated Access Policy
configured in the Password Configuration screen described in Section 4.4.
How to Access
Turn on the terminal. Press ENTER (this may take up to four times, because the COM port of the
switch module auto-senses the baud rate of the terminal) until the Local Management Password
screen displays. Figure3-4 shows the Password screen.
NOTE: You can set the same string as a Security password and SNMP Community
Name. This will allow you to access and manage the switch whether you are starting a
Local Management session via a Telnet connection or local COM port connection, or
using a network SNMP management application.
If you utilize a string for the security password and a different one for the SNMP
Community Name, the two cannot be used interchangeably to access the switch
module. The access levels can also be configured to be different.