Local Enable Password - D-Link DES-6500 Manual

Local Enable Password

This window will configure the locally enabled password for the Enable Admin command. When a user chooses the
"local_enable" method to promote user level privileges to administrator privileges, he or she will be prompted to enter the
password configured here that is locally set on the Switch.
To view the following window, click Security Management > Access Authentication Control > Local Enable
Password:
To set the Local Enable Password, set the following parameters and click Apply.
Parameter
Old Local Enable
New Local Enable
Confirm Local Enable
Click Apply to implement changes made.
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Figure 8- 22. Configure Local Enable Password window
Description
If a password was previously configured for this entry, enter it here in order to
change it to a new password
Enter the new password that you wish to set on the Switch to authenticate users
attempting to access Administrator Level privileges on the Switch. The user may set
a password of up to 15 characters.
Confirm the new password entered above. Entering a different password here from
the one set in the New Local Enabled field will result in a fail message.
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