Dell PowerConnect B-RX Getting Started Guide - Page 28

To assign a password for a user account: BigIron RX (config)#username sandy password [Enter] Enter password: ******** Press the Enter key for [Enter]. Enter a password such as TesT12$! that contains the required character combination. The CLI contains the following access levels: • User EXEC - The level you enter when you first start a CLI session. At this level, you can view some system information but you cannot configure system or port parameters. • Privileged EXEC - This level is also called the Enable level and can be secured by a password. You can perform tasks such as manage files on the management module's flash memory or a PCMCIA flash card in the management module's slots 1 or 2, save the system configuration to flash memory, and clear caches at this level. • CONFIG - The configuration level. This level lets you configure the system's IP address and configure routing features. To access the CONFIG mode, you must already be logged into the Privileged level of the EXEC mode. NOTE You cannot assign a password using the Web management interface. You can assign passwords using the switch's Network Manager if an Enable password for a Super User is already configured on the device. You can set the following levels of Enable passwords: • Super User - Allows complete read-and-write access to the system. This is generally for system administrators and is the only password level that allows you to configure passwords. NOTE You must set a super user password before you can set other types of passwords. • Port Configuration - Allows read-and-write access for specific ports but not for global (system-wide) parameters. • Read Only - Allows access to the Privileged EXEC mode and CONFIG mode but only with read access. To set passwords: 1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter the following command to change to the Privileged level of the EXEC mode: BigIron RX> enable BigIron RX# 2. Access the CONFIG level of the CLI by entering the following command: BigIron RX# configure terminal BigIron RX(config)# 3. Enter the following command to set the super-user password: BigIron RX(config)# enable super-user-password NOTE You must set the super-user password before you can set other types of passwords. 4. Enter the following commands to set the port configuration and read-only passwords: BigIron RX(config)# enable port-config-password BigIron RX(config)# enable read-only-password 28 PowerConnect B-RX Series Getting Started Guide 53-1001682-03