Reference Guide

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To configure a username and password:
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 Networking recommends using the
enable secret password.
To configure an enable password:
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 Networkingsystem.
CONFIGURATION
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 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