Configure A Management Route; Configuring A Username And Password; Configuring The Enable Password - Dell S6000–ON Configuration Manual

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Configure a Management Route

Define a path from the system to the network from which you are accessing the system remotely.

Management routes are separate from IP routes and are only used to manage the system through the

management port.

To configure a management route, use the following command.

Configure a management route to the network from which you are accessing the system.

CONFIGURATION mode

management route ip-address/mask gateway

– ip-address: the network address in dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D).

– mask: a subnet mask in /prefix-length format (/ xx).

– gateway: the next hop for network traffic originating from the management port.

To access the system remotely, configure a system username and password.

To configure a system username and password, use the following command.

Configure a username and password to access the system remotely.

CONFIGURATION mode

username username password [encryption-type] password

– encryption-type: specifies how you are inputting the password, is 0 by default, and is not

0 is for inputting the password in clear text.

7 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using a Type 7 hash. Obtaining the

encrypted password from the configuration of another Dell Networking system.

Access EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default.

Configure a password as a basic security measure.

There are two types of enable passwords:

enable password stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a DES encryption

enable secret is stored in the running/startup configuration in using a stronger, MD5 encryption

Dell Networking recommends using the enable secret password.

To configure an enable password, use the following command.

Create a password to access EXEC Privilege mode.

CONFIGURATION mode

enable [password | secret] [level level] [encryption-type] password

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