Unlocking Session Types; Unlocking All Session Types; Unlocking Specified Session Types - Alcatel OMNISWITCH 8800 Getting Started Manual

Access to the EMP. By default, only devices in the same
subnet as the EMP will be able to manage the switch
through that port. For information on allowing devices in
other subnets to manage the switch via the EMP, refer to
the OmniSwitch 8800 Hardware Users Guide.
5 Save these changes to the switch's running memory by
entering commit system at the boot prompt:
Boot > commit system
This will immediately enable your changes and allow
users to ping the EMP. Note, however, that these changes
have not yet been saved to the switch's boot.params file
and will be lost if the switch is rebooted.
6 To permanently save these changes to the
boot.params file, enter commit file at the boot prompt:
Boot > commit file
Changes will be preserved following a switch reboot.
7 Return to the CLI prompt by entering exit at the boot
prompt.
Important. Although you have configured the EMP with
valid IP address information, you will not be able to
access the switch through this port for Telnet, FTP,
WebView, or SNMP sessions until you have unlocked
these remote session types. See
Types" for more information.
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"Unlocking Session

Unlocking Session Types

Security is a key feature on OmniSwitch 8800 switches. As a
result, when you access the switch for the first time, you must
use a direct console port connection. All other session types
(Telnet, FTP, WebView, SNMP, etc.) are "locked out" until
they are manually unlocked by the user.
The CLI command used to unlock session types is
aaa authentication.
Note. When you unlock session types, you are granting
switch access to non-local sessions (e.g., Telnet). As a
result, users who know the correct user login and pass-
word will have remote access to the switch. For more
information on switch security, refer to the "Managing
Switch Security" chapter of your OmniSwitch 7700/7800/
8800 Switch Management Guide.

Unlocking All Session Types

To unlock all session types, enter the following command
syntax at the CLI prompt:
-> aaa authentication default local

Unlocking Specified Session Types

You can also unlock session types on a one-by-one basis. For
example, to unlock Telnet sessions only, enter the following
command:
-> aaa authentication telnet local
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