Installation guide

Completing the Installation
3-26 Installation
Completing the Installation of a DFE Module in an Existing System
InanestablishedDFE modulesystem,
•aDFE moduleisalreadyestablishedasthemanagementmodule,
•thepasswordshavealreadybeensetforvarioususers,
•thesystemIPaddressisset,and
•othersystemparametershave beenset.
WhenyouinstallanewDFE moduleintoasystemwithanexistingconfigureduser
account,thecurrent
systemsettingsinthataccountarealreadyrecognizedbythenew
DFE moduleanditwilloperateaccordingly.
Ifyouneedtochangeanysettings,youcanconnectaterminaltothelocalconsoleportas
describedin“ConnectingtoCOMPortforLocalManagement”onpage 3‐18toaccess
system
management,oruseaTelnetconnectiontoaccesstheDFE modulesystem
managementasdescribedinChapter3oftheEnterasysMatrixDFE‐PlatinumSeries
ConfigurationGuide.
Logging in with an Administratively-Configured User Account
Ifthedevice’sdefaultuseraccountsetting s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backinFigure 3‐12.
The
moduleisnowreadytobeconfigured.ForinformationaboutsettingtheIPaddress
andconfiguringTelnetsettingsforremoteaccesstoDFEmanagement,refertoChapter3
intheEnterasysMatrixDFE‐PlatinumSeriesConfigurationGuide.TheCLIcommands
enableyoutoinitiallysetupandperformmoreinvolved
managementconfigurations.
TheEnterasysMatrixDFE‐PlatinumSeriesConfigurationGuide isavailableonlineat:
http://www.enterasys.com /support/manuals
Ifyourequireassistance,contactEnterasysNetworksusingoneofthemethodsdescribed
in“GettingHelp”onpage xviii.
Note: Users with Read-Write (rw) and Read-Only access can use the set password
command to change their own passwords. Administrators with Super User (su) access
can use the set system login command to create and change user accounts, and the set
password command to change any local account password. For information on the set
password and set system login commands, refer to Chapter 3 in the Enterasys Matrix
DFE-Platinum Series Configuration Guide
.