Extreme Networks Summit1 - Manual (Page 57)

S UMMIT S WITCH I NSTALLATION AND U SER G UIDE 3-9
C ONFIGURING M ANAGEMENT A CCESS
D EFAULT A CCOUNTS
By default, the switch is configured with two accounts, as shown in Table 3-4 .
C HANGING THE D EFAULT P ASSWORD
Default accounts do not have passwords assigned to them. Passwords must have a
minimum of 4 characters and can have a maximum of 12 characters.
User names and passwords are case-sensitive.
To add a password to the default admin account, follow these steps:
1 Log in to the switch using the name admin.
2 At the password prompt, press [Return].
3 Add a default admin password by typing the following:
config account admin
4 Enter the new password at the prompt.
5 Re-enter the new password at the prompt.
To add a password to the default user account, follow these steps:
1 Log in to the switch using the name admin.
2 At the password prompt, press [Return].
3 Add a default user password by typing the following:
config account user
4 Enter the new password at the prompt.
Table 3-4: Default Accounts
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 has access to the ping command.
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