Dell Force10 S25N-S50N Dell Force10 S25 Systems Quick Start Guide - Page 22

Task Command Syntax Configure a management route ip-address/mask management route to gateway the network from which you are accessing the system. Command Mode CONFIGURATION Configure a Username and Password In FTOS, you can assign a specific username to limit user access to the system. Task Command Syntax Command Mode Configure a username username name [access-class access-list- CONFIGURATION and password to name] [nopassword | password access the system [encryption-type] password] [privilege remotely. level] Configure the Enable Password The EXEC Privilege mode is accessed by the enable command. Configure a password as a basic security measure. When using a console connection, EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default; it cannot be reached by a VTY connection if no password is configured. 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 Force10 recommends using the enable secret password. Task Command Syntax Create a password to enable [password | secret] [level level] access EXEC [encryption-type] password Privilege mode. Command Mode CONFIGURATION 20 Installing the Software