Configuring the Control Module and System Timing
Providing a basic system IP configuration
Stinger® MS+ Getting Started Guide
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Setting a Telnet password
A Telnet password is a global, system-wide password required for Telnet logins to the
unit. The Telnet password is requested before the system accepts the connection and
prompts for the username. Following are the default parameters associated with
Telnet logins to a Stinger unit:
[in IP-GLOBAL]
telnet-password = ""
user-profile = ""
For example, the following commands set the Telnet password to
dpg01!
:
admin> read ip-global
IP-GLOBAL read
admin> set telnet-password = dpg01!
admin> write
IP-GLOBAL written
When a Telnet password has been specified, the system requires a two-tier password
authentication for Telnet logins, first the Telnet password, then the username and its
associated password. For example:
% telnet 1.1.1.1
<stinger01> Enter Password: dpg01!
Trying 1.1.1.1...
Connected to 1.1.1.1
Escape character is ‘^]’.
User: admin
Password: **********
If the user enters an incorrect Telnet password, the system prompts again, allowing
up to three attempts before timing out. If the user specifies the correct password, the
connection is established and the user is prompted to enter the name and password
of a valid User profile.
Providing a basic system IP configuration
To enable Telnet and SNMP access to the unit, and to allow connectivity between the
unit and local IP hosts, you must assign IP addresses to the Stinger Ethernet ports and
configure basic IP routing. A basic configuration for remote inband management can
be saved in a special file called
default.cfg
. If the basic configuration is saved in
this way, the system can restart with the configured remote management capability,
Parameter
Setting
Telnet-Password
Text string of up to 20 characters, required from all users
requesting a Telnet session. A user is allowed three
attempts, with 60 seconds per attempt, to enter the correct
password. A third unsuccessful attempt terminates the
login process. The value is case sensitive.
User-Profile
Sets the name of a default User profile for authenticating all
Telnet logins. If no name is specified, the system prompts
the user to enter the name of a User profile.
