Logging In Through The Console/Aux Port Locally; Configuring None Authentication For Console/Aux Login - HP 12500 Configuration Manual

Logging in through the console/AUX port locally

You can connect a terminal to the console or AUX port of the device to log in and manage the device,
as shown in
device access."
Figure 12 Logging in through the console or AUX port
By default, console login is enabled and does not require authentication. To improve device security,
configure the password or scheme authentication mode and assign user roles as required immediately
after you log in to the device for the first time.
By default, login through the AUX port is enabled and requires a password, but no password is
configured. To log in to the device locally through the AUX port, you must log in to the device through any
other method and configure AUX login first.
To configure console/AUX login, complete the following tasks:
Task
Configuring login authentication:
•

Configuring none authentication for console/AUX login

•
Configuring password authentication for console/AUX login
•
Configuring scheme authentication for console/AUX login
Configuring common console/AUX user interface settings
The console/AUX login configuration is effective only for users who log in after the configuration is
made.
Configuring none authentication for console/AUX login
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter
console/AUX user
interface view.
3. Enable
authentication
mode.
4. Assign
role.
Figure 12. For the login procedure, see
Command
system-view
user-interface { aux | console }
first-number [ last-number ]
none
authentication-mode none
a user
user-role role-name
"Logging in through the console port for the first
Remarks
Required.
Configure one authentication mode as
required.
Optional.
Remarks
N/A
N/A
By default, the authentication mode is none
for the console user interface and password
for the AUX user interface.
The default is as follows:
•
network-admin for a console user
interface user of the default MDC.
•
network-operator for an AUX user
interface user of the default MDC.
Non-default MDCs do not support console
or AUX login.
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