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3. Configure a username and password using the command username from CONFIGURATION mode, as
shown in the example below.
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 FTOS
Configure the Enable Password
Access the EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. The 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 Force10 recommends using the
enable secret password.
To configure an enable password:
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Create a password to
access EXEC Privilege
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 Force10 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 Force10 system.
CONFIGURATION