Assigning Permanent Passwords - Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Getting Started Manual

FIGURE 10
Serial Port (DB-9 DTE) Pin-Out
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Most PC serial ports also require a cable with a female DB-9 connector. Terminal connections will vary, requiring a
DB-9, male or female. Serial cable options between a an FCX\FCXS device and a PC or terminal are shown in
Table 5.
TABLE 5
Serial cable wiring
Switch 9-Pin Serial Port
2 TXD (transmit data)
3 RXD (receive data)
5 SGND (signal ground)
No other pins are used.
NOTE
As indicated in Table 5, some of the wires should not be connected.

Assigning permanent passwords

By default, the CLI is not protected by passwords. To secure CLI access, Dell strongly recommends assigning
passwords. See your B-FCX configuration guide.
NOTE
You cannot assign a password using the Web management interface. You can assign passwords using The B-FCX
management interface if an enable password for a Super User has been configured on the device.
The CLI contains the following access levels:
•
User EXEC – The level you enter when you first start a CLI session. At this level, you can view some system
information but you cannot configure system or port parameters.
•
Privileged EXEC – This level is also called the Enable level and can be secured by a password. You can perform
tasks such as manage files on the flash module, save the system configuration to flash, and clear caches at this
level.
•
CONFIG – The configuration level. This level lets you configure the system IP address and configure switching
and routing features. To access the CONFIG mode, you must already be logged into the Privileged level of the
EXEC mode.
You can set the following levels of Enable passwords:
•
Super User – Allows complete read-and-write access to the system. This is generally for system administrators
and is the only password level that allows you to configure passwords.
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9
Null Modem PC 9-Pin DTE Port
----------------------------> 2 RXD (receive data)
<---------------------------- 3 TXD (transmit data)
<--------------------------> 5 SGND (signal
ground)
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