Managing Device Security
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ProSafe M5300 Switch
Local User
From the Local User link, you can access the following pages:
•User Management on page 356
•User Password Configuration on page 357

User Management

By default, two user accounts exist:
•admin, with Read/Write privileges
•guest, with Read Only privileges
By default, both of these accounts have blank passwords. The names are not case sensitive.
If you logon with a user account with 'Read/Write' privileges (i.e. as admin) you can use the
User Accounts screen to assign passwords and set security parameters for the default
accounts, and to add and delete accounts (other than admin) up to the maximum of six. Only
a user with 'Read/Write' privileges may alter data on this screen, and only one account may
be created with 'Read/Write' privileges.
To display the User Management page, click Security Management Security Local User
User Management.
To manage users that have access to the switch management interface:
1. Use User Name to enter the name you want to give to the new account. (You can only
enter data in this field when you are creating a new account.) User names are up to
eight characters in length and are not case sensitive. Valid characters include all the
alphanumeric characters as well as the dash ('-') and underscore ('_') characters. User
name “default” is not valid. User names once created cannot be changed/modified.
2. Set the Edit Password field to “Enable” only when you want to change the password. The
default value is “Disable”.
3. Use Password to enter the optional new or changed password for the account. It will not
display as it is typed, only asterisks(*) will show. Passwords are up to eight alpha numeric
characters in length, and are case sensitive.
4. Use Confirm Password to enter the password again, to confirm that you entered it
correctly. This field will not display, but will show asterisks (*).