Netgear XCM8806 Chassis Hardware Installation Guide - Page 37

NETGEAR 8800 Chassis Switch CLI Manual Table 4. User account levels Account Name Access Level admin This user can access and change all manageable parameters. The admin account cannot be deleted. user This user can view (but not change) all manageable parameters, with the following exceptions: • This user cannot view the user account database. • This user cannot view the SNMP community strings. • This user cannot view SSL settings. This user has access to the ping command. You can use the default names (admin and user), or you can create new names and passwords for the accounts. Default accounts do not have passwords assigned to them. For name creation guidelines and a list of reserved names, see the section "Object Names" in the NETGEAR 8800 User Manual. Usage Guidelines The switch can have a total of 16 user accounts. The system must have one administrator account. When you use the encrypted keyword, the following password that you specify in plain text is entered and displayed by the switch in an encrypted format. Administrators should not use the encrypted option and should enter the password in plain text. The encrypted option is used by the switch after encrypting the plain text password. The encrypted option should be used by the switch only to show, store, and load a system-generated encrypted password in configuration; this applies with the following commands: save configuration, show configuration, and use configuration. The system prompts you to specify a password after you enter this command and to reenter the password. If you do not want a password associated with the specified account, press Enter twice. You must have administrator privileges to change passwords for accounts other than your own. User names and passwords are case-sensitive. User account names must have a minimum of 1 character and can have a maximum of 32 characters. Passwords must have a minimum of 0 characters and can have a maximum of 32 characters. Note: If the account is configured to require a specific password format, the minimum is 8 characters. See configure account password-policy char-validation for more information. Example The following command creates a new account named John2 with administrator privileges: Chapter 2. Commands for Accessing the Switch | 37