Reference Guide

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Access the S-Series Remotely
The S-Series does not have a dedicated management port nor a separate management routing table.
Configure any port on the S-Series to be the port through which you manage the system and configure an
IP route to that gateway.
Configuring the system for Telnet access is a three-step process:
1. Configure an IP address for the port through which you will manage the system using the command
ip
address from INTERFACE mode, as shown in the following example.
2. Configure a IP route with a default gateway using the command
ip route from CONFIGURATION
mode, as shown in the following example.
3. Configure a username and password using the command
username from CONFIGURATION mode,
as shown in the following example.
R5(conf)#int gig 0/48
R5(conf-if-gi-0/48)#ip address 10.11.131.240
R5(conf-if-gi-0/48)#show config
!
interface GigabitEthernet 0/48
ip address 10.11.131.240/24
no shutdown
R5(conf-if-gi-0/48)#exit
R5(conf)#ip route 10.11.32.0/23 10.11.131.254
R5(conf)#username admin pass force10
Configure the Enable Password
The EXEC Privilege mode is accessed by the enable command. Configure a password as a basic security
measure. When using a console connection, EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default; it cannot be
reached by a VTY connection if no password is configured. There are two types of
enable passwords:
•
enable password stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a DES encryption
method.
•
enable secret is stored in the running/startup configuration in using a stronger, MD5 encryption
method.
Dell Force10 recommends using the
enable secret password.
Note: The S60 system uses management ports and should be configured similar to the C-Series and
E-Series systems. Refer to Access the C-Series and E-Series Remotely