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Logging into the Stinger MRT
To configure the unit initially, or after using the nvram command to clear its
NVRAM, you must connect a workstation to the Stinger MRT CONSOLE port
After connecting the management workstation, launch a communications program
that supports terminal emulation. Make sure that the terminal emulation settings
specify 9600bps, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity or flow control.
The default settings for the serial port profile allow anyone connecting to the
CONSOLE port to access the system as the administrative (admin) user, without
logging in or being authenticated. When you connect to an unconfigured Stinger
MRT to which power has been applied, you are presented with the prompt for the
admin user:
admin>
After you have supplied basic IP information, as described in "Providing a basic
system IP configuration" on page 6-6, you can access the Stinger command-line
interface by using Telnet from an IP host. Or, you can log in by using an SNMP
management station, such as NavisAccess™, from an IP host. These types of
connections require that you authenticate a User profile and supply a password to
acquire administrative permissions.
During basic configuration, Lucent Technologies recommends that you also configure
the serial port to require username and password authentication. For details, see
"Restricting administrative access."
For details about User profiles, see the Stinger Administration Guide.
Restricting administrative access
Each Stinger unit is shipped from the factory with its security features set to defaults
that allow you to easily access the unit so you can configure it without any
restrictions. Before you bring the unit online, you must change the default security
settings to protect the configured unit from unauthorized access.
Changing defaults for serial-port logins
The factory default setting for the serial interface specifies that any connection to that
interface will use the admin User profile. To help protect the system from
unauthorized administrative access on the serial interface, change the following
default setting:
[in SERIAL/{ shelf-1 control-module 2 }]
user-profile = admin
Parameter
User-Profile
Stinger® MRT Getting Started Guide
Configuring Administrative Access, System Timing, and Startup Settings
Setting
Name of the User profile to be used for logins on the
Stinger MRT serial port. User profiles set permissions and
other parameters for logins to the Stinger command-line
interface. If no name is specified, the system prompts for
both the name and password of a User profile, as it does for
Telnet logins.
Logging into the Stinger MRT
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