Reference Guide

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To configure a management route:
Configure a Username and Password
Configure a system username and password to access the system remotely.
To configure a username and password:
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 example below.
2. Configure a IP route with a default gateway using the command
ip route from CONFIGURATION
mode, as shown in the example below.
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1
Configure a management route to
the network from which you are
accessing the system.
management route ip-address/mask gateway
• ip-address: the network address in
dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D).
• mask: a subnet mask in /prefix-length format (/
xx).
•
gateway: the next hop for network traffic
originating from the management port.
CONFIGURATION
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1
Configure a username and
password to access the system
remotely.
username username password [encryption-type]
password
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 Type 7 hash. Obtaining the
encrypted password from the configuration of
another Dell Force10 system.
CONFIGURATION
Note: The S4810 and S4820T systems use management ports and should be configured similar to the
C-Series and E-Series systems. Refer to Access the C-Series, E-Series, S4810, and the S4820T
Remotely