DGS-3130 Series Layer 3 Stackable Managed Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Connecting to the Switch for the First Time
The Switch supports user-based security that can prevent unauthorized users from accessing the Switch or changing
its configuration. This section will explain how to log into the Switch
’s Command Line Interface via the out-of-band
console connection.
Upon initial connection to the Switch, the login screen appears (see example below).
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Switch>
By default, there is no
Username
and
Password
configured in the account settings of this switch. This will allow the
user to simply connect to this Switch for the first time by pressing the ‘
Enter
’ key. After pressing
Enter
, access will be
given to enter commands after the command prompt (
Switch>
) appears.
NOTE:
The first user automatically gets Administrator level privileges. At least one
Administrator-level user account must be created for the Switch.
NOTE:
It is highly recommended to create a user account containing a username and a
password on the Switch to prevent unauthorized access to the management interface.
Creating a User Account
One of the first and most important tasks will be to create user accounts. Logging in using a predefined administrator-
level username will give the user privileged access to the Switch's management software. Also this will prevent
unauthorized access to the Switch and record the passwords for future reference.
An example to create an administrator-level account for the Switch
called ‘NewUser’:
Switch>enable
Switch#configure terminal
Switch(config)#username NewUser password 12345
Switch(config)#username NewUser privilege 15
Switch(config)#line console
Switch(config-line)#login local
Switch(config-line)#end
Switch#
In the example above:
1. At the CLI command prompt, enter the
enable
command to enter the
Privileged EXEC Mode
. Press
Enter
.
2. Enter the
configure terminal
command to enter the
Global Configuration Mode
. Press
Enter
.
3. Enter the
username NewUser password 12345
command. Press
Enter
. This will create a user account with
the username of NewUser and a password of 12345.
4. Enter the
username NewUser privilege 15
command. Press
Enter
. This will configure this user account to
have
Administrative
(
15
) privileges.
5. Enter the
line console
command to enter the
Line Configuration Mode
. Press
Enter
.
6. Enter the
login local
command. Press
Enter
. This specifies that the local line requires login credentials.
7. Enter the
end
command to exit back to the
Privileged EXEC Mode
.
