Dell S6000 Dell Networking System Getting Started Guide - Page 33

Configuring the Management Route Define a path from the S6000 to the network from which you are accessing the S6000 remotely. Management routes are separate from IP routes and are used to manage the S6000 through the management port. To configure a management route, follow this step. Task Command Syntax Command Mode Configure a management route ip-address/mask management route to gateway the network from which you are accessing the system. CONFIGURATION Configuring the Username and Password To access the system remotely, configure a system username and password. To configure a username and password, follow this step. Task Command Syntax Command Mode Configure a username username username password and password to [encryption-type] access the system remotely. CONFIGURATION Configuring the Enable Password Access EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default. As a basic security measure, configure a password. There are two types of enable passwords: • enable password - stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a data encryption standard (DES)-encryption method. • enable secret - stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a stronger, MD5-encryption method. Dell Networking recommends using the enable secret password. Installing the Software 29