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NETGEAR M4500 Series Switches CLI Command Reference Manual 72
2.2.2. Switch CLI Access Using SSH Standard Port 22
A user can log in to the switch by using an SSH connection over standard port 22 with the default user name
admin and default password EndGame, as shown in the following example:
switch$ ssh admin@10.1.18.206
admin@10.1.18.206's password:
Welcome to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.14.4 x86_64)
* Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/
Last login: Tue Sep 24 05:32:19 2019 from 10.1.51.30
Initializing console session. Press ^z to exit
Connecting to /dev/pts/0
User:
If the login is sucessful, the switch prompts the user to change the default Linux password, as shown in the
following example:
switch$ ssh admin@10.1.18.206
admin@10.1.18.206's password:
Default password authentication successful.
Change default password for SYSTEM ‘admin’ user.
Password requires 8 or more characters.
New password:*********
Re-enter new password: *********
Password change is successful.
Login again using new password
After the new password is configured, the current session is terminated and the user is forced to log in again.
When the user logs in again using SSH with the new password, the switch CLI is available.
2.2.3. Switch CLI Access Using SSH Special Port 1234
A user can log in to the switch by using an SSH connection over special port 1234 using default user name admin
and default password (which is blank), as shown in the following example:
switch$ ssh admin@10.1.18.206 -p 1234
admin@10.1.18.206's password:
(M4500-48XF8C) #
If the login is sucessful, the switch prompts the user to change the default Linux password, as shown in the
following example. After the new password is configured, the current session is terminated and the user is
forced to log in again. When the user logs in again using SSH with the new password, the switch CLI is available.
Default password authentication successful.
Change default password for NETWORK user ‘admin’
Password requires 8 or more characters.
New password:*********
Re-enter new password: *********
Password change is successful.
!!! For guest user access, change its default password
Login again using new password
User:admin
Password:*********
(M4500-48XF8C) #