Table 2 User access levels
User account | Description and tasks performed | |
User | The User has no direct responsibility for switch management. He or she can view all switch | |
| status information and statistics, but cannot make any configuration changes to the switch. | |
| The user account is enabled by default, and the default password is user. | |
Oper | The Operator has no direct responsibility for switch management. He or she can view all | |
| switch status information and statistics, but cannot make any configuration changes to the | |
| switch. | |
| By default, the operator account is disabled and has no password. | |
Admin | The super user administrator has complete access to all command modes on the switch, | |
| including the ability to change both the user and administrator passwords. | |
| The admin account is enabled by default, and the default password is admin. | |
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NOTE: With the exception of the admin user, access to each user level can be disabled by setting the password to an empty value.
Once you enter the administrator password and it is verified, you are given complete access to this switch.
Idle timeout
By default, this switch disconnects the console, Telnet, or SSH session after five minutes of inactivity. This function is controlled by the idle timeout parameter, which can be set from 1 to 60 minutes. To change this parameter, see the “System configuration” section in the “Configuration Commands” chapter.
Typographical conventions
The following table describes the typographic styles used in this guide:
Typeface or symbol | Meaning |
angle brackets < > | Indicate a variable to enter based on the description inside the brackets. Do not type the |
| brackets as you enter the command. |
| Example: If the command syntax is |
| ping <IP address> |
| you enter |
| ping 192.32.10.12 |
bold body text | Indicates objects, such as window names, icons, and |
| buttons and tabs. |
bold Courier text | Indicates command names, options, and text that you must enter. |
| Example: |
| Use the show ip arp commands. |
plain Courier text | Indicates command syntax and system output (for example: prompts and system |
| messages). Example: |
| configure terminal |
braces { } | Indicate required elements in syntax descriptions where there is more than one option. |
| You must choose only one of the options. Do not type the braces when entering the |
| command. |
| Example: If the command syntax is |
| show portchannel |
| you must enter: |
| show portchannel |
| or |
| show portchannel hash |
| or |
| show portchannel information |
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