Chapter 4 The Web Configurator

4.3.1 Change Your Password

After you log in for the first time, it is recommended you change the default administrator password. Click Configuration > Security > Switch > Users to display the next screen.

Figure 26 Change Administrator Login Password

4.4 Switch Lockout

You could block yourself (and all others) from using in-band-management (managing through the data ports) if you do one of the following:

1Delete the management VLAN (default is VLAN 1).

2Disable all ports.

3Misconfigure the text configuration file.

4Forget the password and/or IP address.

5Prevent all services from accessing the Switch.

6Change a service port number but forget it.

Note: Be careful not to lock yourself and others out of the Switch.

4.5Logging Out of the Web Configurator

Click Logout in a screen to exit the web configurator. You have to log in with your password again after you log out. This is recommended after you finish a management session for security reasons.

4.6 Help

The web configurator’s online help has descriptions of individual screens and some supplementary information.

Click the Help link from a web configurator screen to view an online help description of that screen.

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