Access The S-Series Remotely - Dell Force10 Z9000 Configuration Manual

To configure a username and password:
Step Task
Configure a username and
1
password to access the system
remotely.

Access the S-Series Remotely

The S-Series does not have a dedicated management port nor a separate management routing table.
Configure any port on the S-Series to be the port through which you manage the system and configure an
IP route to that gateway.
Note: The S4810 system uses management ports and should be configured similar to the C-Series and
E-Series systems. Refer to
Configuring the system for Telnet access is a three-step process:
1. Configure an IP address for the port through which you will manage the system using the command
address
from INTERFACE mode, as shown in the example below.
2. Configure a IP route with a default gateway using the command
mode, as shown in the example below.
3. Configure a username and password using the command
shown in the example below.
R5(conf)#int gig 0/48
R5(conf-if-gi-0/48)#ip address 10.11.131.240
R5(conf-if-gi-0/48)#show config
!
interface GigabitEthernet 0/48
ip address 10.11.131.240/24
no shutdown
R5(conf-if-gi-0/48)#exit
R5(conf)#ip route 10.11.32.0/23 10.11.131.254
R5(conf)#username admin pass FTOS
Command Syntax
username username password
password
encryption-type specifies how you are inputting the
password, is 0 by default, and is not required.
• 0 is for inputting the password in clear text.
• 7 is for inputting a password that is already
encrypted using a Type 7 hash. Obtaining the
encrypted password from the configuration of
another Dell Force10system.
Access the C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, and the Z-Series Remotely
[ ]
encryption-type
ip route
from CONFIGURATION
username
from CONFIGURATION mode, as
Command Mode
CONFIGURATION
ip
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