Nortel Networks 450 FieldDescription Console Switch, Password, Console Stack, Console Read-Only

Using the BayStack 450 10/100/1000 Series Switch

Table 3-22. Console/Comm Port Configuration Screen Fields (continued)

FieldDescription

Console Switch	Enables password protection for accessing the console interface (CI) of a
Password	standalone switch through a TELNET session, a console terminal, or both.
	If you set this field to Required, you can use the Logout option to restrict access
	to the CI. Thereafter, you will need to specify the correct password at the
	console-terminal prompt. See Console Read-Only Switch Password and
	Console Read-Write Switch Password for more information.
	Default Value	Not Required
	Range	Not Required, Required for TELNET, Required for Console,
		Required for Both
Console Stack	Enables password protection for accessing the console interface (CI) of any
Password	participating switch in a stack configuration, through a TELNET session, a
	console terminal, or both.
	If you set this field to Required, you can use the Logout option to restrict access
	to the CI of any stack unit. Thereafter, you will need to specify the correct
	password at the console-terminal prompt when accessing the stack. See
	Console Read-Only Stack Password and Console Read-Write Stack Password
	for more information.
	Default Value	Not Required
	Range	Not Required, Required for TELNET, Required for Console,
		Required for Both
Console Read-Only	When the Console Switch Password field is set to Required (for TELNET, for
Switch Password	Console, or for Both), this field allows read-only password access to the CI of a
	standalone switch. Users can access the CI using the correct password (see
	default), but cannot change parameters or use the Reset option or Reset to
	Default option.
	Default Value	user
	Range	An ASCII string of up to 15 printable characters
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