Configuring Username and Password Security
Overview
Overview
Feature | Default | Menu | CLI | Web |
Set Usernames | none | — | — | |
Set a Password | none | |||
Delete Password Protection | n/a | |||
Show | n/a | — | page | — |
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enabled | — | page | — | |
disabled | — | page | — | |
enabled | — | page | — | |
enabled | — | page | — | |
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Console access includes both the menu interface and the CLI. There are two levels of console access: Manager and Operator. For security, you can set a password pair (username and password) on each of these levels.
Note | Usernames are optional. Also, in the menu interface, you can configure |
| passwords, but not usernames. To configure usernames, use the CLI or the |
| web browser interface. |
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Level | Actions Permitted |
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Manager: | Access to all console interface areas. |
| This is the default level. That is, if a Manager password has not been set prior |
| to starting the current console session, then anyone having access to the |
| console can access any area of the console interface. |
Operator: | Access to the Status and Counters menu, the Event Log, and the CLI*, but no |
| Configuration capabilities. |
| On the Operator level, the configuration menus, Download OS, and Reboot |
| Switch options in the Main Menu are not available. |
*Allows use of the ping,