Netgear GS748Tv5 Software Administration Manual - Page 178

Management Security Settings, Change Password

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GS716Tv3, GS724Tv4, and GS748Tv5 Smart Switches Management Security Settings From the Management Security menu, you can configure the login password, Remote Authorization Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) settings, Terminal Access Controller Access Control System (TACACS+) settings, and authentication lists. The Management Security folder contains links described in the following sections. • Change Password • RADIUS Configuration • Configure TACACS+ • Authentication List Configuration Change Password Use this screen to change the login password.  To change the login password for the management interface: 1. Select Security > Management Security > User Configuration > Change Password. 2. Specify the current password in the Old Password field. The entered password is displayed in asterisks (*). Passwords are 1-20 alphanumeric characters in length and are case sensitive. 3. Enter the new password. It does not display as it is typed, and only asterisks (*) will show on the screen. Passwords are 1-20 alphanumeric characters in length and are case sensitive. 4. To confirm the password, enter it again to make sure you entered it correctly. The password does not display, but will show asterisks (*) 5. Click the Apply button.  To reset the password to the default value: 1. Select the Reset Password check box. 2. Click the Apply button. Note: In you have forgotten the password and are unable to log in to the switch management interface, press the Factory Defaults button on the front panel of the switch for more than 1 second. The device reboots, and all switch settings, including the password, are reset to the factory default values. If you press the button for less than 1 second, the switch reboots, but the switch loads the saved configuration. Managing Device Security 178

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Managing Device Security
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GS716Tv3, GS724Tv4, and GS748Tv5 Smart Switches
Management Security Settings
From the Management Security menu, you can configure the login password, Remote
Authorization Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) settings, Terminal Access Controller Access
Control System (TACACS+) settings, and authentication lists.
The Management Security folder contains links described in the following sections.
Change Password
RADIUS Configuration
Configure TACACS+
Authentication List Configuration
Change Password
Use this screen to change the login password.
To change the login password for the management interface:
1.
Select
Security
>
Management Security
>
User Configuration
>
Change Password
.
2.
Specify the current password in the Old Password field.
The entered password is displayed in asterisks (*). Passwords are 1–20 alphanumeric
characters in length and are case sensitive.
3.
Enter the new password.
It does not display as it is typed, and only asterisks (*) will show on the screen.
Passwords are 1–20 alphanumeric characters in length and are case sensitive.
4.
To confirm the password, enter it again to make sure you entered it correctly.
The password does not display, but will show asterisks (*)
5.
Click the
Apply
button.
To reset the password to the default value:
1.
Select the
Reset Password
check box.
2.
Click the
Apply
button.
Note:
In you have forgotten the password and are unable to log in to the
switch management interface, press the
Factory Defaults
button on
the front panel of the switch for more than 1 second. The device
reboots, and all switch settings, including the password, are reset to
the factory default values. If you press the button for less than 1
second, the switch reboots, but the switch loads the saved
configuration.