Specifications

Configuring Management Access
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To add a password to the default user account:
1 Log in to the switch using the name user.
2 At the password prompt, press [Return], or enter the password that you have configured for the
admin account.
3 Add a default user password by blue entering the following command:
configure account user blue
NOTE
If you forget your password while logged out of the CLI, contact your local technical support
representative, who will advise on your next course of action.
Creating a Management Account
The switch can have a total of 16 management accounts. You can use the default names (admin and
user), or you can create new names and passwords for the accounts. Passwords can have a minimum of
0 characters and a maximum of 30 characters.
To create a new account:
1 Log in to the switch as admin.
2 Add a new user by using the following command:
create account [admin | user] <account-name> {encrypted {<password>}} {<password>}
3 Add a password by using the following command:
configure account <name> <password>
Viewing Accounts
To view the accounts that have been created, you must have administrator privileges. To see the
accounts, use the following command:
show account
Deleting an Account
To delete a account, you must have administrator privileges. To delete an account, use the following
command:
delete account <name>
Failsafe Account
The failsafe account is the account of last resort to access your switch. This account is never displayed
by the
show account command, but it is always present on the switch. To configure the account name
and password for the failsafe account, use the following command:
configure failsafe-account