SMC Networks SMC6624M manual Using the Passwords, Strings in the confirmation boxes, Characters

Using the Web Browser Interface

Tasks for Your First Web Browser Interface Session

To set the passwords:

1. Access the Device Passwords screen by one of the following methods:

• If the Alert Log includes a “First Time Install” event entry, double click on this event, then, in the resulting display, click on the secure access to the device link.

• Select the Security tab.

	2. Click in the appropriate box in the Device Passwords window and enter
	user names and passwords. You will be required to repeat the password
	strings in the confirmation boxes.
	Both the user names and passwords can be up to 16 printable ASCII
	characters.
	3. Click on [Apply Changes] to activate the user names and passwords.
N o t e	Passwords you assign in the web browser interface will overwrite previous
	passwords assigned in either the web browser interface, the Command
	Prompt, or the switch console. That is, the most recently assigned passwords
	are the switch’s passwords, regardless of which interface was used to assign
	the string.
	Using the Passwords

the Web Browser	Interface
Using

Figure 4-4. Example of the Password Window in the Web Browser Interface

The manager and operator passwords are used to control access to all switch interfaces. Once set, you will be prompted to supply the password every time you try to access the switch through any of its interfaces. The password you enter determines the capability you have during that session:

■Entering the manager password gives you full read/write capabilities

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