Nortel Networks 2500 Series manual Console port settings, Switch banner, User name and password

66System configuration software features

GUI lets you configure, monitor, and maintain your network through Web browsers. You can also download software using the Web.

For information about web-based management, see "Using the

Web-based management interface" (page 145).

•Any generic SNMP-based network management software.

You can use any generic SNMP-based network management software to configure and manage an Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series.

Console port settings

The efault settings for the Console port are:

•9600 baud with eight data bits

•One stop bit

•No parity as the communications format

•Flow control set to disabled

Switch banner

When you connect to the switch through the Console port or through a Telnet connection, you are presented with a Nortel switch banner. Enter Ctrl+Y to proceed to the CLI interface.

Figure 20

Login banner

User name and password

You can use the CLI to set user names as well as passwords for system access through the CLI, Telnet, and web-based management. The syntax for the username command is:

username <username> <password> [rorw]

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series

Overview — System Configuration

NN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard

4.1 19 November 2007

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