Configuring Username And Password Security; Contents - HP ProCurve Switch 2900yl-24G Access Security Manual

Configuring Username and Password Security

Contents

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Configuring Local Password Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Menu: Setting Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
CLI: Setting Passwords and Usernames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Web: Setting Passwords and Usernames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Front-Panel Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
When Security Is Important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Front-Panel Button Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Clear Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Restoring the Factory Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Configuring Front-Panel Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Disabling the Clear Password Function of the Clear Button
on the Switch's Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Re-Enabling the Clear Button on the Switch's Front Panel
and Setting or Changing the "Reset-On-Clear" Operation . . . . . 2-16
Changing the Operation of the Reset+Clear Combination . . . . . 2-17
Password Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Disabling or Re-Enabling the Password Recovery Process . . . . 2-18
Password Recovery Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
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