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Setting Passwords
It is recommended that you change the user and administrator passwords after initial configu-
ration and as regularly as required under your network security policies.
To change the administrator password, you must login using the administrator password.
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– If you forget your administrator password, call your technical support representative
OTE
for help using the password fix-up mode.
Changing the Default Administrator Password
The administrator has complete access to all menus, information, and configuration com-
mands, including the ability to change both the user and administrator passwords.
The default password for the administrator account is admin. To change the default password,
follow this procedure:
1.
Connect to the switch and log in using the admin password.
2.
From the Main Menu, use the following command to access the Configuration Menu:
Main# /cfg
The Configuration Menu is displayed.
[Configuration Menu]
3.
From the Configuration Menu, use the following command to select the System Menu:
>> Configuration# sys
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sys
- System-wide Parameter Menu
port
- Port Menu
l2
- Layer 2 Menu
l3
- Layer 3 Menu
qos
- QOS Menu
acl
- Access Control List Menu
pmirr
- Port Mirroring Menu
setup
- Step by step configuration set up
dump
- Dump current configuration to script file
ptcfg
- Backup current configuration to FTP/TFTP server
gtcfg
- Restore current configuration from FTP/TFTP server
cur
- Display current configuration
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