Password Protection - D-Link DGS-1210/ME Series Hardware Installation Manual

DGS-1210/ME series Metro Ethernet Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Password Protection

The DGS-1210/ME Series Switches do not have a password. One of the first tasks when settings up the
Switch is to create user accounts. Logging in using a predefined administrator-level user name will give the
user privileged access to the Switch's management software.
After the initial login, define new passwords for both default user names to prevent unauthorized access to
the Switch, and record the passwords for future reference.
To create an administrator-level account for the Switch, do the following:
1. At the CLI login prompt, enter create account admin followed by the <username> and press the Enter
key.
2. The Switch will then prompt the user to provide a password. Type the administrator <password>and
press the Enter key.
3. Once entered, the Switch will again ask the user to insert the same password again to verify it. Type
the same password and press the Enter key.
4. A new administrative account is created once the "Success" prompt appears.
The sample below illustrates a successful creation of a new administrator-level account with the user name
"newmanager".
DGS-1210-28MP/ME:5# create account admin newmanager
Command: create account admin newmanager
Enter a case-sensitive new password:****
Enter the new password again for confirmation:****
Success.
DGS-1210-28MP/ME:5#
NOTE: CLI configuration commands only modify the running
configuration file and are not saved when the Switch is rebooted. To
save all your configuration changes in nonvolatile storage, you must
use the save command to copy the running configuration file to the
startup configuration.
Figure 3.4 Initial Console Screen after Logging In
NOTE: Passwords are case sensitive. User names
and passwords can be up to 15 characters in
length.
Figure 3.5 Create new account
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