D-Link DES-3350SR, User Manual

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D-Link DES-3350SR Standalone Layer 3 Switch
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Figure 6 - 3. User Account Modify Table window
1. Enter the new user name, assign an initial password, and then confirm the new password. Determine whether the new user
should have
Admin or User privileges.
2.
Click Apply to make the user addition effective.
3. A listing of all user accounts and access levels is shown in the User Account Management window. This list is updated
when Apply is executed. Click Show All User Account Entries to access this window.
4.
Please remember that Apply makes changes to the switch configuration for the current session only . All changes
(including User additions or updates) must be entered into non-volatile ram using the Save Changes command on the
Main Menu - if you want these changes to be permanent.
Admin and User Privileges
There are two levels of user privileges: Admin and User . Some menu selections available to users with Admin privileges may not
be available to those with User privileges.
The following table summarizes the Admin and User privileges:
Switch Configuration Privilege
Management Admin User
Configuration Yes Read Only
Network Monitoring Yes Read Only
Community Strings and Trap Stations Yes Read Only
Update Firmware and Configuration Files Yes Read Only
System Utilities Yes Ping Only
Factory Reset Yes No
Reboot Switch Yes No
User Account Management
Add/Update/Delete User Accounts Yes No
View User Accounts Yes No
Table 6-1. Admin and User Privileges
After establishing a User Account with Admin -level privileges, go to the Maintenance menu and click Save Changes . Next click
Save Configuration . The switch will now save any changes to its non-volatile ram and reboot. You can logon again and are now
ready to continue configuring the Switch.
Save Changes
The DES-3350SR has two levels of memory; normal RAM and non-volatile or NV-RAM. Configuration changes are made
effective by clicking the
Apply button. When this is done, the settings will be immediately applied to the switching software in
RAM, and will immediately take effect.
Some settings, though, require you to restart the switch before they will take effect. Restarting the switch erases all settings in
RAM and reloads the stored settings from the NV-RAM. Thus, it is necessary to save all setting changes to NV-RAM before
rebooting the switch.
To retain any configuration changes permanently, click
Save Changes
from the Maintenance menu. The following window
will appear: