Accessing And Setting Up Igx And Bpx Switches; Adding New Users; Displaying A User's Password; Changing A User's Password - Cisco RJ-45-to-AUX Brochure

the network while highlighting any local problems.
Connection Management—Provides a graphic interface to configure WAN switches. It provides
templates to minimize the work in setting up many connections. All interface modules are supported,
including VoIP/VoATM setups.
Performance and Accounting Data Management—Controls the collection of SNMP information from
the network. The statistics collected are stored in an Informix database. Reports can be generated by
the built−in report generator or by SQL.
Element Management—Provides a reactive response to events on the network. It can forward
information to HP Open View and IBM NetView (CiscoWorks is an integrated part of Cisco WAN
Manager). External action is also supported; a page or an email can be sent when a specific event
happens on the network.

Accessing and Setting Up IGX and BPX Switches

The setup and the interface of IGX and BPX switches are very similar. During initial setup, you will have to
attach a terminal or computer with a terminal program to the DB25 control port or DB25 auxiliary port with a
straight−through EIA/TIA−232 cable. The terminal must be set at 9600bps, with no parity, eight data bits, one
stop bit, and no flow control (hardware or software).

Adding New Users

Anyone can add a user account. The new user must have a lower privilege level than the user account's
creator. User accounts and passwords are global in the network—when you create a user account on one node,
that user account can access any other node in the network.
To add a user, use the adduser command. This command has a privilege level of 5. Figure 3.8 displays a
login screen.
Figure 3.8: The adduser command.

Displaying a User's Password

You can display the password of a current user and any user with a lower privilege level than the current user
by using the dsppwd command, which has a privilege level of 6. The passwords will be displayed for 10
seconds.

Changing a User's Password

To change your password, use the cnfpwd command; it has a privilege level of 6. When you enter "cnfpwd"
on the command line, the system will prompt you for your current password. You must enter the new
password twice for the system to save it. The password must be between 6 and 15 characters long, and it is
case sensitive.
You cannot change the password of any other user. To change another user's password, you must log in as
that user. You can use the dsppwd command to view another user's password and log in as that user.
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