Configuring Password Authentication For Console Login - H3C SR6600 Fundamentals Configuration Manual

After the configuration, when you log in to the device through the console port at the next time, you are
prompted to press enter. A prompt such as <H3C> appears after you press Enter, as shown in
3-6.
Figure 3-6 Configuration page

Configuring Password Authentication for Console Login

Configuration prerequisites
You have logged in to the device.
By default, you can log in to the device through the console port without authentication and have user
privilege level 3 after login. For how to log in to the device with default configuration, see
Requirements.
Configuration procedure
Follow these steps to configure password authentication for console login:
To do...
Enters system view
Enter console user interface view
Configure the authentication mode
as local password authentication
Set the local password
Configure common settings for
console login
Use the command...
system-view
user-interface console
first-number [ last-number ]
authentication-mode password
set authentication password
{ cipher | simple } password
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Configuration
Remarks
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Required
By default, you can log in to the
device through the console port
without authentication and have
user privilege level 3 after login.
Required
By default, no local password is
set.
Optional
See Configuring Common Settings
for Console Login (Optional).
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