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DGS-3400 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
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Add a new user by typing in a User Name, and New Password and retype the same password in the
Confirm New Password.
Choose the level of privilege (
Admin,
Operator
or
User)
from the Access Right drop-down menu.
Figure 2 - 22 User Accounts Modify Table window - Modify
Modify or delete an existing user account in this 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
(
Plain_Text
or
Sha_1
), enter the encrypted password and click
Apply
. The level of privilege (
Admin, Operator
or
User
) can be
viewed in the
Access Right
field. Click
Show All User Account Entries
to return to the
User Accounts
window.
Password Encryption
Password Encryption Status can be
Enabled
or
Disabled
in this window, it is
Disabled
by default. Password encryption allows the
user to encrypt a password for additional security. Select
Enabled
to change the password into encrypted form. When password
encryption is
Disabled
, the password will be in plain text form. However, if the user specifies the password in encrypted form, or
if the password has been converted to encrypted form by the last
enable password encryption
command, the password will still
be in encrypted form and cannot be reverted back to plaintext form.
To view this window, click
Administration
> Password Encryption
, as shown below:
Figure 2 - 23 Password Encryption window
