Pre-Requisites; Default Users And Passwords - 3Com 5500-EI PWR Getting Started Manual

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Pre-requisites

Default Users and
Passwords
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P FOR ANAGEMENT
Documentation supplied with the SNMP network management
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application software.
The default read community string is public. To change this setting in
System View, enter display snmp community.
The default write community string is private. To change this setting in
System View, enter display snmp community.
To manage your Switch using an SNMP network management
application, you need to specify SNMP community strings for the users
defined on the Switch. You can do this using the command line interface
system management snmp community command — refer to the
command line interface section of the "SuperStack 4 Switch Command
Reference Guide" for more information.
SNMP V3 is on as default. All commands are in snmp menu in System
View.
If you intend to manage the Switch using the web interface or the
command line interface, or to change the default passwords, you need to
log in with a valid user name and password. The Switch has three default
user names, and each user name has a different password and level of
access. These default users are listed in
CAUTION: To protect your Switch from unauthorized access, you must
change all three default passwords as soon as possible, even if you do not
intend to actively manage your Switch.
Table 13 Default Users
User Default
Name Password Access Level
monitor monitor
manager manager
admin (no
password)
Table
monitor — the user can view all manageable parameters,
except special/security features, but cannot change any
manageable parameters
manager — the user can access and change the
operational parameters but not special/security features
security — the user can access and change all manageable
parameters
13.