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C H A P T E R 3
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Accessing the Switch
Default Accounts
By default, the switch is configured with two accounts, as shown in
Table 9.
Table 9: Default Accounts
Account Name
admin
user
Changing the Default Password
Default accounts do not have passwords assigned to them.
Passwords must have a minimum of 4 characters, a maximum of 12
characters, and are case-sensitive.
To add a password to the default admin account:
1
Log in to the switch using the name admin.
2
At the password prompt, press [Return].
3
Add a default admin password. Type
config account admin
4
Enter the new password at the prompt.
5
Re-enter the new password at the prompt.
Access Level
This user can access and change all
manageable parameters. The admin account
cannot be deleted.
This user can view (but not change) almost
all manageable parameters. However, this
user cannot view the user account database
or the SNMP community strings.
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