Users Guide

Conguring a Username and Password
To access the system remotely, congure a system username and password.
To congure a system username and password, use the following command.
• Congure a username and password to access the system remotely.
CONFIGURATION mode
username username password [encryption-type] password
– encryption-type: species how you are inputting the password, is 0 by default, and is not required.
* 0 is for inputting the password in clear text.
* 7 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using a Type 7 hash. Obtaining the encrypted password from the
conguration of another Dell Networking system.
Conguring the Enable Password
Access EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default. Congure a password as
a basic security measure.
There are two types of enable passwords:
• enable password stores the password in the running/startup conguration using a DES encryption method.
• enable secret is stored in the running/startup conguration in using a stronger, MD5 encryption method.
Dell Networking recommends using the enable secret password.
To congure an enable password, use the following command.
• Create a password to access EXEC Privilege mode.
CONFIGURATION mode
enable [password | secret] [level level] [encryption-type] password
– level: is the privilege level, is 15 by default, and is not required
– encryption-type: species how you are inputting the password, is 0 by default, and is not required.
* 0 is for inputting the password in clear text.
* 7 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using a DES hash. Obtain the encrypted password from the
conguration le of another Dell Networking system.
* 5 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using an MD5 hash. Obtain the encrypted password from the
conguration le of another Dell Networking system.
Conguration File Management
Files can be stored on and accessed from various storage media. Rename, delete, and copy les on the system from EXEC Privilege
mode.
Managing the File System
The Dell Networking system can use the internal Flash, external Flash, or remote devices to store les.
The system stores les on the internal Flash by default but can be congured to store les elsewhere.
To view le system information, use the following command.
• View information about each le system.
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