Password Recovery; Out-Of-Band Management Port; Assigning Dynamic Ip Addresses (On An Out-Of-Band Port) - Dell PowerConnect 6024 User Manual

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Password Recovery

If a password is lost, use the Password Recovery option on the Startup menu. The procedure
enables the user to enter the device once without a password.
To recover a lost password for the local terminal only:
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From the Startup menu, select [4] and press <Enter>.
The password is deleted.
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To ensure device security, reconfigure passwords for applicable management methods.

Out-of-Band Management Port

The Out-of-Band (OOB)management port is a 10/100-Mbps Ethernet port that can be used to
connect directly to the switch to perform system administrator management functions. This port is
regarded as a regular IP interface to the system, and all management interfaces are
available over this port.
No inband interfaces can be accessed via the Out-of-Band port. Similarly, the Out-of-Band port
cannot be accessed via the inband ports. Because network management functionality can be
performed using Out-of-Band, you should use the Out-of-Band port for all network management
functions, including Web management; image, boot, and configuration download/upload; Telnet;
SNMP management; and so forth.
Unlike the inband ports, Out-of-Band is not used for routing or switching purposes. Using the Out-
of-Band port rather than an inband port for network management ensures that an additional
inband (1- Gbyte) port remains active for routing.
The following sections contain examples of Out-of-Band commands.

Assigning Dynamic IP Addresses (on an Out-of-Band Port)

console#configure
console(config)#interface out-of-band-eth
console(config-oob)#ip address dhcp hostname dell
console(config-oob)#exit
console(config)#exit
console#
Configuring the Switch
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