Configuration Example - 3Com 4500 Configuration Manual

To do...
Enter system view
Enter AUX user interface
view
Configure to authenticate
users using the local
password
Set the local password

Configuration Example

Network requirements
Assume the switch is configured to allow users to log in through Telnet, and the user level is set to the
administrator level (level 3). Perform the following configurations for users logging in through the
console port (AUX user interface).
Authenticate the users using passwords.
Set the local password to 123456 (in plain text).
The commands of level 2 are available to the users.
The baud rate of the console port is 19,200 bps.
The screen can contain up to 30 lines.
The history command buffer can store up to 20 commands.
The timeout time of the AUX user interface is 6 minutes.
Network diagram
Figure 2-6 Network diagram for AUX user interface configuration (with the authentication mode being
password)
Configuration PC
running Telnet
Configuration procedure
# Enter system view.
Use the command...
system-view
user-interface aux 0
authentication-mode
password
set authentication
password { cipher |
simple } password
Ethernet
—
—
Required
By default, users logging in to a switch
through the console port are not
authenticated; while those logging in
through Modems or Telnet are
authenticated.
Required
GE1/0/1
2-8
Remarks