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Configuring Username and Password Security

Overview

The manager and operator passwords and (optional) usernames control access to the menu interface, CLI, and web browser interface.

If you configure only a Manager password (with no Operator password), and in a later session the Manager password is not entered correctly in response to a prompt from the switch, then the switch does not allow management access for that session.

If the switch has a password for both the Manager and Operator levels, and neither is entered correctly in response to the switch’s password prompt, then the switch does not allow management access for that session.

Passwords are case-sensitive.

When configuring an operator or manager password a message will appear indicating that (USB) autorun has been disabled. For more information on the autorun feature, refer to the Appendix A on “File Transfers” in the Management and Configuration Guide for your switch.

If the switch has neither a Manager nor an Operator password, anyone having access to the switch through either Telnet, the serial port, or the web browser interface can access the switch with full manager privileges. Also, if you configure only an Operator password, entering the Operator password enables full manager privileges.

The rest of this chapter covers how to:

Set passwords

Delete passwords

Recover from a lost password

Maintain front-panel security

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