Switch Configuration Guide

Startup and General Configuration Summary
2-8 Startup and General Configuration
3. LeavethisstringblankandpressENTER. ThedeviceinformationandMatrixpromptdisplays
asshowninFigure 2‐1.
Logging in with Administratively Configured Account
Ifthedevice’sdefaultuseraccountsettingshavebeenchanged,proceedasfollows:
1. Attheloginprompt,enteryouradministratively‐assignedusernameandpressENTER.
2. AtthePasswordprompt,enteryourpasswordandpressENTER.
ThenoticeofauthorizationandtheMatrixpromptdisplaysasshowninFigure 2‐1.
Using a Telnet Connection
OncetheMatrixSeriesdevicehasavalidIPaddress,youcanestablishaTelnetsessionfromany
TCP/IPbasednodeonthenetworkasfollows.
1. Telnettothedevice’sIPaddress.
2. Enterlogin(username)andpasswordinformationinoneofthefollowingways:
–Ifthedevice’sdefaultloginand
passwordsettingshavenotbeenchanged,followthe
stepslistedin“LogginginwithaDefaultUserAccount”onpage 2‐7,or
–Enteranadministratively‐configuredusernameandpassword.
ThenoticeofauthorizationandtheMatrixpromptdisplaysasshowninFigure 2‐1.
ForinformationaboutsettingtheIPaddress,
referto“setipaddress”onpage 2‐31.
ForinformationaboutconfiguringTelnetsettings, referto“StartingandConfiguringTelnet”on
page 2‐76.
RefertotheinstructionsincludedwiththeTelnetapplicationforinformationaboutestablishinga
Telnetsession.
Figure 2-1 Matrix DFE-Gold Startup Screen
login: admin
Password:
M A T R I X DFE GOLD
Command Line Interface
Enterasys Networks, Inc.
50 Minuteman Rd.
Andover, MA 01810-1008 U.S.A.
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
WWW: http://www.enterasys.com
Note: Users with Read-Write (rw) and Read-Only access can use the set password command
(“set password” on page 2-18) to change their own passwords. Administrators with Super User (su)
access can use the set system login command (“set system login” on page 2-16) to create and
change user accounts, and the set password command to change any local account password.