Dell C1048P Port Extender Networking Configuration Guide for the C9000 Series - Page 920

LINE mode privilege level level - level level: The range is from 0 to 15. Levels 0, 1, and 15 are pre-configured. Levels 2 to 14 are available for custom configuration. • Specify either a plain text or encrypted password. LINE mode password [encryption-type] password Configure the following optional and required parameters: - encryption-type: Enter 0 for plain text or 7 for encrypted text. - password: Enter a text string up to 25 characters long. To view the password configured for a terminal, use the show config command in LINE mode. Enabling and Disabling Privilege Levels To enable and disable privilege levels, use the following commands. • Set a user's security level. EXEC Privilege mode enable or enable privilege-level If you do not enter a privilege level, the system uses 15 by default. • Move to a lower privilege level. EXEC Privilege mode disable level-number - level-number: The level-number you wish to set. If you enter disable without a level-number, your security level is 1. Resetting a Password To reset a password on the switch, follow the procedure in Recovering from a Forgotten Password on the switch. RADIUS Remote authentication dial-in user service (RADIUS) is a distributed client/server protocol. This protocol transmits authentication, authorization, and configuration information between a central RADIUS server and a RADIUS client (the Dell Networking system). The system sends user information to the RADIUS server and requests authentication of the user and password. The RADIUS server returns one of the following responses: • Access-Accept - the RADIUS server authenticates the user. • Access-Reject - the RADIUS server does not authenticate the user. 920 Security