Administrator Guide

Configuring the Enable Password
Access EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default. Configure a
password as a basic security measure.
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 Networking recommends using the enable secret password.
To configure 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: specifies 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
configuration file 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
configuration file of another Dell Networking system.
Configuration File Management
Files can be stored on and accessed from various storage media. Rename, delete, and copy files on the system from EXEC
Privilege mode.
Copy Files to and from the System
The command syntax for copying files is similar to UNIX. The copy command uses the format copy source-file-url
destination-file-url.
NOTE: For a detailed description of the copy command, refer to the Dell Networking OS Command Reference.
● To copy a local file to a remote system, combine the file-origin syntax for a local file location with the file-destination syntax
for a remote file location.
● To copy a remote file to Dell Networking system, combine the file-origin syntax for a remote file location with the file-
destination syntax for a local file location.
Table 3. Forming a
copy Command
Location source-file-url Syntax destination-file-url Syntax
For a remote file location:
FTP server
copy ftp://
username:password@{hostip |
hostname}/filepath/filename
ftp://
username:password@{hostip |
hostname}/ filepath/filename
For a remote file location:
TFTP server
copy tftp://{hostip |
hostname}/filepath/ filename
tftp://{hostip | hostname}/
filepath/filename
For a remote file location:
SCP server
copy scp://{hostip |
hostname}/filepath/ filename
scp://{hostip | hostname}/
filepath/filename
Important Points to Remember
● You may not copy a file from one remote system to another.
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