New Unit Quick Configuration; Password Encryption - Avaya 5900 Series Quick Start Configuration

Fundamentals
• You can configure both an in-band and out-of-band management IP:
- The out-of-band management default gateway takes precedence over the in-band
management default gateway.
- In Layer 2 mode, once an out-of-band management default gateway is configured, the in-
band management address is reachable only through a directly attached subnet for the
management VLAN.
- In Layer 3 mode, you must configure a management route to maintain connectivity with the
management network when you use out-of-band management.
• The MAC address for the out-of-band management port is created using the switch MAC
address plus the management offset. The management offset value for the primary out-of-band
management port is 0x300 and the management offset value for the secondary out-of-band
management port is 0x301.
• The out-of-band management port speed is automatically negotiated, however, you can
change it manually.
• The out-of-band management port does not support generation or processing of Autotopology
packets when an out-of-band management IP is configured.
• RADIUS authentication is not supported for the out-of-band management IP.

New unit Quick Configuration

You can use the new unit Quick Configuration feature to create a default configuration that applies
to any new unit joining the stack. Quick Configuration can configure the VLAN IDs, port speed,
PVID, tagging, and spanning tree groups for the new unit without resetting the stack.

Password encryption

The local passwords for the switch are stored in the configuration file, encrypted with an Avaya
proprietary algorithm.
Important:
For security reasons, Avaya recommends that you configure the passwords to values other than
the factory defaults.
For more information about configuring passwords, see:
Using ACLI and EDM on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 5900 Series, NN47211-104
Configuring Security on Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 5900 Series, NN47211-505
October 2015 Quick Start Configuration for Avaya ERS 5900 Series
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