Configure The Management Port Ip Address; Configure A Management Route; Configuring A Username And Password - Dell Z9500 Configuration Manual

2. Configure a management route with a default gateway.
3. Configure a username and password.

Configure the Management Port IP Address

To access the system remotely, assign IP addresses to the management ports.
1 Enter INTERFACE mode for the Management port.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface ManagementEthernet slot/port
2 Assign an IP address to the interface.
INTERFACE mode
ip address ip-address/mask
• ip-address: an address in dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D).
• mask: a subnet mask in /prefix-length format (/ xx).
3 Enable the interface.
INTERFACE mode
no shutdown

Configure a Management Route

Define a path from the system to the network from which you are accessing the system remotely. Management routes are
separate from IP routes and are only used to manage the system through the management port.
To configure a management route, use the following command.
• Configure a management route to the network from which you are accessing the system.
CONFIGURATION mode
management route ip-address/mask gateway
– ip-address: the network address in dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D).
– mask: a subnet mask in /prefix-length format (/ xx).
– gateway: the next hop for network traffic originating from the management port.

Configuring a Username and Password

To access the system remotely, configure a system username and password.
To configure a system username and password, use the following command.
• Configure a username and password to access the system remotely.
CONFIGURATION mode
username username password [encryption-type] password
– encryption-type: specifies how you are inputting the password, is 0 by default, and is not required.
* 0 is for inputting the password in clear text.
* 7 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using a Type 7 hash. Obtaining the encrypted password from
the configuration of another Dell Networking system.
Configure a Management Route
Configure a Username and Password
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