Configure A Management Route; Configuring A Username And Password; Configuring The Enable Password - Dell S4820T Configuration Manual

• port: the range is 0.
2. Assign an IP address to the interface.
INTERFACE mode
ip address ip-address/mask
• ip-address: an address in dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D).
• mask: a subnet mask in /prefix-length format (/ xx).
3. Enable the interface.
INTERFACE mode
no shutdown

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.

Configuring a Username and Password

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
required.
* 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.

Configuring the Enable Password

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:
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