DGS-3700-12/DGS-3700-12G Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch User Manual
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level privileges.
There are 3 levels of security offered on the Switch, the
Operator
level privilege will allow users
to configure and view configurations on the Switch, except for those involving security features,
which are still left to the
Admin
level privilege.
Operator
level users can be authenticated through
either the local authentication method of the Switch, or through the Access Authentication Control
feature, discussed later in this document. Once the user has logged in to the Switch in the
Operator
level, certain security screens and windows will not be made available to view, or to
configure. Only
Admin
level users have access to these features.
(
Table 2 - 1
below summarizes
Admin
,
Operator
and
User
level privileges)
New Password
Enter a password for the new user.
Confirm New
Password
Retype the new password.
To add a new user, enter the appropriate information and click
Apply
. To delete an account click the corresponding
Delete
button. To modify an existing user account, click
Edit
as shown below.
Figure 2 - 16 User Accounts window
Enter the Old Password for the account, the New Password you wish to use, and retype the new password in the
Confirm Password field. Use the drop-down menu to select the type of encryption (
Default,
Plain Text
or
Sha 1
), and
click
Apply
.
NOTICE:
In case of lost passwords or password corruption, please refer to the
D-Link website and the White Paper entitled “Password Recovery Procedure”,
which will guide you through the steps necessary to resolve this issue.
Admin, Operator and User Privileges
Recently added to the levels of security offered on the Switch, the
Operator
level privilege will allow users to configure
and view configurations on the Switch, except for those involving security features, which are still left to the
Admin
privilege. Operator users can be authenticated through either the local authentication method of the Switch, or through
the Access Authentication Control feature, discussed later in this document. Once the user has logged in to the Switch
in the Operator level, certain security screens and windows will not be made available to view, or to configure. Only
Admin level users have access to these features.
There are three levels of user privileges,
Admin
,
Operator
and
User
. Some menu selections available to users with
Admin
privileges may not be available to those with
User
or
Operator
privileges.
The following table summarizes the Admin, Operator and User privileges:
Management Admin Operator User
Configuration
Yes
Yes
Read-only
Network Monitoring
Yes
Yes
Read-only
