D-Link DXS-3600 Series Reference Manual page 19

DXS-3600 Series Layer 3 Managed 10Gigabit Ethernet Switch CLI Reference Guide
Parameters
login
local
Default
By default, there is no login details configured for the console line.
By default, there is a login method (by password) configured for the Telnet line.
By default, there is a login local method (by username and password) configured for the SSH line.
Command Mode
Line Configuration Mode.
Command Default Level
Level: 15.
Usage Guideline
For Console and Telnet access, when AAA is enabled, the line uses rules configured by the AAA module.
When AAA is disabled, the line uses the following authentication rules:
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When login is disabled, the user can enter the line at Level 1.
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When the by password option is selected, after inputting the same password as the command
password, the user enter the line at level 1. If the password wasn't previously configured an error
message will be displayed and the session will be closed.
•
When the username and password option is selected, enter the username and password
configured by the username command.
For SSH access, there are three authentication types:
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SSH public key,
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Host-based authentication, and
•
Password authentication.
The SSH public key and host-based authentication types are independent from the login command in the
line mode. If the authentication type is password, the following rules apply:
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When AAA is enabled, the AAA module is used.
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When AAA is disabled, the following rules are used:
Example
This example shows how to enter the Line Configuration Mode and to create a password for the line user.
This password only takes effect once the corresponding line is set to login.
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# line console
Switch(config-line)# password loginpassword
Switch(config-line)#
This example shows how to configure the line console login method as "login".
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# line console
Specifies that the line login method will be login.
Specifies that the line login method will be local.
When login is disabled, the username and password is ignored. Enter the details at Level
o
1.
When the username and password option is selected, use the username and password
o
setup by the username command.
When the password option is selected, the username is ignored but a password is
o
required using the password command to enter the line at level 1.
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