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Chapter 3 Console management
3.1 Connect To PC
Prepare a
In Windows 95/98/2000/XP, launch “HyperTerminal”, create a new connection, and adjust settings as below:
3.2 Main Menu
Power on the switch; launch the new terminal program you just set up. Press “Enter” key, then login screen appears as below. Enter username and password to access
There are three system default accounts for different privilege levels:
“root”: root can do any configuration includes changing password and enable/disable management capability via console port. The default password of root is “superuser”. Note that this account is not workable on telnet and web management interface.
“admin” admin can do any configuration except changing password. The default password of admin is “admin”.
“guest”: guest can view the whole switch information only, moreover, access to Web management interface is not allowed. The default password is “guest”.
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