Password Protection - D-Link DGS-3324SRi User Manual

D-Link DGS-3324SRi Intelligent Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch
12. When you have completed your tasks, exit the session with the logout command or close the
emulator program.

Password Protection

The DGS-3324SRi does not have a default user name and password. One of the first tasks when settings up the
Switch is to create user accounts. If you log in using a predefined administrator-level user name you have
privileged access to the Switch's management software.
After your initial login, define new passwords for both default user names to prevent unauthorized access to the
Switch, and record the passwords for future reference.
To create an administrator-level account for the Switch, do the following:
1. At the CLI login prompt, enter create account admin followed by the <user name> and press
the Enter key.
2. You will be asked to provide a password. Type the <password> used for the administrator
account being created and press the Enter key.
3. You will be prompted to enter the same password again to verify it. Type the same password
and press the Enter key.
4. Successful creation of the new administrator account will be verified by a Success message.
User names and passwords can be up to 15 characters in length.
The sample below illustrates a successful creation of a new
administrator-level account with the user name "newmanager".
DGS-3324SRi:4#create account admin newmanager
Command: create account admin newmanager
Enter a case-sensitive new password:********
Enter the new password again for confirmation:********
Success.
DGS-3324SRi:4#
NOTICE: CLI configuration commands only modify the running
configuration file and are not saved when the Switch is rebooted. To save
all your configuration changes in nonvolatile storage, you must use the
save command to copy the running configuration file to the startup
configuration.
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NOTE: Passwords
are case sensitive.