Configuring Username and Password Security

Overview

Overview

Feature

Default

Menu

CLI

Web

Set Usernames

none

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Set a Password

none

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Delete Password Protection

n/a

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Show front-panel-security

n/a

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Front-panel-security

 

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password-clear

enabled

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reset-on-clear

disabled

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factory-reset

enabled

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password-recovery

enabled

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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.

 

 

Level

Actions Permitted

 

 

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, link-test, show, menu, exit, and logout commands, plus the enable command if you can provide the Manager password.

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