3Com Switch 7700 Configuration Manual page 24

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Table 8 Set the History Command Buffer Size
Operation
Restore the default history command buffer
size
Managing Users
The management of users includes, the setting of the user logon authentication
method, the level of command a user can use after logging on, the level of
command a user can use after logging on from the specific user interface, and the
command level.
Configuring the Authentication Method The authentication-mode
command configures the user login authentication method that allows access to
an unauthorized user. Table 9 describes the authentication-mode command.
Perform the following configuration in user interface view.
Table 9 Configure Authentication Method
Operation
Configure the authentication method
Configure no authentication
By default, terminal authentication is not required for users who log in through
the console port, whereas a password is required for authenticating modem and
Telnet users when they log in.
To configure authentication for modem and Telnet users:
1 Configure local password authentication for the user interface.
When you set the password authentication mode, you must also configure a login
password to log in successfully. Table 10 describes the set authentication
password command.
Perform the following configuration in user interface view.
Table 10 Configure the Local Authentication Password
Operation
Configure the local authentication password
Remove the local authentication password
Configure for password authentication when a user logs in through a VTY 0 user
interface and set the password to 3Com:
[SW7700] user-interface vty 0
[SW7700-ui-vty0] authentication-mode password
[SW7700-ui-vty0] set authentication password simple 3Com
2 Configure the local or remote authentication username and password.
Use the authentication-mode scheme command to perform local or remote
authentication of username and password. The type of the authentication
depends on your configuration. For detailed information, see "AAA and RADIUS
Operation"
Command
undo history-command max-size
Command
authentication-mode { password | scheme
}
authentication-mode none
Command
set authentication password { cipher |
simple } password
undo set authentication password