Switch 7700 Configuration Guide, v2

16 CHAPTER 1: SYSTEM ACCESS
Set the History Command Buffer SIze Table 8 describes the
history-command max-size command. By default, the size of the history
command buffer is 10.
Manage Users
The management of users includes the setting of the user logon authentication
method, the level of command a user can use after logging on, the level of
command a user can use after logging on from the specifically user interface, and
command level.
Configure the Authentication Method The authentication-mode
command configures the user login authentication method that denies access to
an unauthorized user.
Tab le 9 describes the authentication-mode command.
Perform the following configuration in user interface view.
By default, terminal authentication is not required for users who log in through
the console port, whereas the password is required for authenticating the modem
and Telnet users when they log in.
To configure authentication for modem and Telnet users:
1 Configure local password authentication for the user interface.
When you set the password authentication mode, you must also configure a login
password to log in successfully.
Tabl e 10 describes the set authentication
password command.
Perform the following configuration in user interface view.
Configure for password authentication when a user logs in through a VTY 0 user
interface and set the password to 3Com:
[SW7700] user-interface vty 0
[SW7700-ui-vty0] authentication-mode password
[SW7700-ui-vty0] set authentication password simple 3Com
Tab le 8 Set the History Command Buffer Size
Operation Command
Set the history command
buffer size
history-command max-size value
Restore the default history
command buffer size
undo history-command max-size
Tab le 9 Configure Authentication Method
Operation Command
Configure the authentication
method
authentication-mode { password | scheme }
Configure no authentication authentication-mode none
Tab le 10 Configure the Local Authentication Password
Operation Command
Configure the local authentication
password
set authentication password { cipher | simple }
password
Remove the local authentication
password
undo set authentication password