Cisco 500 series Administration Manual page 13

Getting Started
Starting the Web-based Switch Configuration Utility
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Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide
If this is the first time that you logged on with the default user ID (cisco) and the
default password (cisco) or your password has expired, the
Page opens. See Password Expiration for additional information.
Choose whether to select Disable Password Complexity Enforcement or not.
For more information on password complexity, see the Setting Password
Complexity Rules section.
Enter the new password and click Apply.
When the login attempt is successful, the Getting Started page opens.
If you entered an incorrect username or password, an error message is displayed
and the Login page remains displayed on the window.
Select Don't show this page on startup to prevent the
being displayed each time that you log on to the system. If you select this option,
the System Summary page is opened instead of the Getting Started page.
HTTP/HTTPS
You can either open an HTTP session (not secured) by clicking Log In, or you can
open an HTTPS (secured) session, by clicking Secure Browsing (HTTPS). You are
asked to approve the logon with a default RSA key, and an HTTPS session is
opened.
For information on how to configure HTTPS, see
Settings.
Password Expiration
The New Password page is displayed:
• The first time you access the switch with the default username cisco and
password cisco. This page forces you to replace the factory default
password.
• When the password expires, this page forces you to select a new
password.
Change Password
Getting Started
SSL Server Authentication
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