Netgear XSM4324FS CLI Manual Software Version 12.x - Page 112

M4300 Intelligent Edge Series Fully Managed Stackable Switches password (User EXEC) This command allow a user to change the password. The user must enter this command after the password has aged. The user is prompted to enter the old password and the new password. Format Mode password User EXEC Command example: The following example shows the prompt sequence for executing the password command: (NETGEAR Switch)>password Enter old password:******** Enter new password:******** Confirm new password:******** enable password (Privileged EXEC) Use the enable password configuration command to set a local password to control access to the privileged EXEC mode. Note: In software version 12.0.11.8 and later software versions, when you configure a user password, the password does not display in clear text. Format Mode enable password [encrypted-password encrypted] Privileged EXEC Parameter Description encrypted-password Encrypted password you entered, copied from another switch configuration. The encrypted password should be 128 characters long because the assumption is that this password is already encrypted with AES. Command example: (NETGEAR Switch) #enable password e8d63677741431114f9e39a853a15e8fd35ad059e2e1b49816c243d7e08152b052eafbf23b528d348cdba1b 1b7ab91be842278e5e970dbfc62d16dcd13c0b864 encrypted (NETGEAR Switch) #enable password Enter old password:******** Enter new password:******** Confirm new password:******** Management Commands 112 CLI Command Reference Manual