Dell C1048P Port Extender Networking Configuration Guide for the C9000 Series - Page 54

Configuring a Username and Password To access the system remotely, you must configure a system username and password. • Configure a username and password to access the system remotely. CONFIGURATION mode username username password [encryption-type] password - encryption-type: specifies how you are inputting the password, is 0 by default, and is not required. * 0 is for inputting the password in clear text. * 7 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using a Type 7 hash. Obtaining the encrypted password from the configuration of another Dell Networking system. Configuring the Enable Password Access EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default. Configure a password as a basic security measure. There are two types of enable passwords: • enable password stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a DES encryption method. • enable secret is stored in the running/startup configuration in using a stronger, MD5 encryption method. Dell Networking recommends using the enable secret password. To configure an enable password, use the following command. • Create a password to access EXEC Privilege mode. CONFIGURATION mode enable [password | secret] [level level] [encryption-type] password - level: is the privilege level, is 15 by default, and is not required - encryption-type: specifies how you are inputting the password, is 0 by default, and is not required. * 0 is for inputting the password in clear text. * 7 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using a DES hash. Obtain the encrypted password from the configuration file of another Dell Networking system. * 5 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using an MD5 hash. Obtain the encrypted password from the configuration file of another Dell Networking system. Manage Configuration Files Files can be stored on and accessed from various storage media. Rename, delete, and copy files on the system from EXEC Privilege mode. 54 Getting Started