ECS4510 Series Web Management Guide-R03

Chapter 12 | Security Measures
Configuring User Accounts
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◆ Access Level – Specifies command access privileges. (Range: 0-15)
Level 0, 8 and 15 are designed for users (guest), managers (network
maintenance), and administrators (top-level access). The other levels can be
used to configured specialized access profiles.
Level 0-7 provide the same default access to a limited number of commands
which display the current status of the switch, as well as several database clear
and reset functions. These commands are equivalent to those available under
Normal Exec command mode in the CLI.
Level 8-14 provide the same default access privileges, including additional
commands beyond those provided for Levels 0-7 (equivalent to CLI Normal
Exec command mode), and a subset of the configuration commands provided
for Level 15 (equivalent to CLI Privileged Exec command mode).
Level 15 provides full access to all commands.
The privilege level associated with any command can be changed using the
“privilege” command described in the CLI Reference Guide.
Any privilege level can access all of the commands assigned to lower privilege
levels. For example, privilege level 8 can access all commands assigned to
privilege levels 7-0 according to default settings, and to any other commands
assigned to levels 7-0 using the “privilege” command described in the CLI
Reference Guide.
◆ Password Type – Specifies the following options:
■
No Password – No password is required for this user to log in.
■
Plain Password – Plain text unencrypted password.
■
Encrypted Password – Encrypted password.
The encrypted password is required for compatibility with legacy password
settings (i.e., plain text or encrypted) when reading the configuration file
during system bootup or when downloading the configuration file from a
TFTP or FTP server. There is no need for you to manually configure
encrypted passwords.
◆ Password – Specifies the user password. (Range: 0-32 characters, case
sensitive)
◆ Confirm Password – Re-type the string entered in the previous field to ensure
no errors were made. The switch will not change the password if these two
fields do not match.
Web Interface
To configure user accounts:
1. Click Security, User Accounts.
2. Select Add from the Action list.