Configuring The Enable Password; Configuring A Host Name - Dell S5000 Getting Started Manual

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Enable password

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Telnet password

Configuring the Enable Password

To access EXEC Privilege mode, use 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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enable password — stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a data encryption

standard (DES) encryption method.

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enable secret — is stored in the running/startup configuration in a stronger, MD5 encryption method.

NOTE: Dell Networking recommends using the enable secret password.

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Create a password to access EXEC Privilege mode.

CONFIGURATION MODE

enable [password | secret] [level level] [encryption-type]

level is the privilege level and is not required. The default is 15.

encryption-type: specifies how you are inputting the password and is not required. The default is 0.

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0 is for inputting the password in clear text.

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7 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using a DES hash. Obtain the encrypted password

from the configuration file of another Dell Networking system.

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5 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using an MD5 hash. Obtain the encrypted

password from the configuration file of another Dell Networking system.

The host name appears in the prompt. The default host name is FTOS. Host names must start with a letter, end with a

letter or digit, and must have characters, letters, digits, and hyphens in the string.

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Create a host name.

CONFIGURATION mode

hostname name

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