SMC Networks SMC7724M/VSW manual Password, Line Configuration, Username password

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

Default Setting

By default, virtual terminals require a password. If you do not set a password for a virtual terminal, it will respond to attempted connections by displaying an error message and closing the connection.

Command Mode

Line Configuration

Command Usage

If you specify login without the local option, authentication is based on the password specified with the password line configuration command.

Example

Console(config-line)#login local

Console(config-line)#

Related Commands

username password

password

Use this command to specify the password for a line. Use the no form to remove the password.

Syntax

password {0 7} password no password

•{0 7} - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted password

•password - Character string that specifies the line password. The string can contain any alphanumeric characters, besides spaces, and can contain up to 8 characters. The password is case sensitive.

Default Setting

No password is specified.

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