Default Login; Configuring The Switch - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Default Login

• If you are using an IPv4 address for the management interface, you need the following information:
• SSH service on the switch (optional).
• NTP server IPv4 address (optional).
• SNMP community string (optional).
• Switch name (optional).
• An additional login account and password (optional).
If you are using IPv4, be sure to configure the IPv4 route, the IPv4 default network address, and the IPv4
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default gateway address to enable SNMP access.
Default Login
The switch has the network administrator as a default user (admin). You cannot change the default user at
any time.
There is no default password so you must explicitly configure a strong password. If a password is trivial (short,
easy-to-decipher), your password configuration is rejected. Be sure to configure a strong password. If you
configure and subsequently forget this new password, you have the option to recover this password.
If you enter the write erase command and reload the switch, you must reconfigure the default user (admin)
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password using the setup procedure.

Configuring the Switch

This section describes how to initially configure the switch.
Press Ctrl-C at any prompt to skip the remaining configuration options and proceed with what you have
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configured up to that point. Entering the new password for the administrator is a requirement and cannot
be skipped.
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If a password is weak (short, easy-to-decipher), your password configuration is rejected.
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Be sure to configure a strong password.
◦ IPv4 subnet mask for the switch's management interface.
◦ IPv4 address of the default gateway (optional).
To enable this service, select the type of SSH key (dsa/rsa/rsa1) and number of SSH key bits (768 to
2048).
This is your switch prompt.
Configuring the Switch
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