Dell BigIron RX-16, Installation Manual

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BigIron RX Installation Guide 101
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Assigning passwords
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Privileged EXEC – This level is also called the Enable level and can be secured by a password.
You can perform tasks such as manage files on the management module’s flash memory or a
PCMCIA flash card in the management module’s slots 1 or 2, save the system configuration to
flash memory, and clear caches at this level.
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CONFIG – The configuration level. This level lets you configure the system’s IP address and
configure routing features. To access the CONFIG mode, you must already be logged into the
Privileged level of the EXEC mode.
NOTE
You cannot assign a password using the Web management interface. You can assign passwords
using the IronView Network Manager if an Enable password for a Super User is already configured
on the device.
You can set the following levels of Enable passwords:
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Super User – Allows complete read-and-write access to the system. This is generally for system
administrators and is the only password level that allows you to configure passwords.
NOTE
You must set a super user password before you can set other types of passwords.
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Port Configuration – Allows read-and-write access for specific ports but not for global
(system-wide) parameters.
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Read Only – Allows access to the Privileged EXEC mode and CONFIG mode but only with read
access.
To set passwords:
1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter the following command to change to the Privileged level of the
EXEC mode:
BigIron RX> enable
BigIron RX#
2. Access the CONFIG level of the CLI by entering the following command:
BigIron RX# configure terminal
BigIron RX(config)#
3. Enter the following command to set the super-user password:
BigIron RX(config)# enable super-user-password <text>
NOTE
You must set the super-user password before you can set other types of passwords.
4. Enter the following commands to set the port configuration and read-only passwords:
BigIron RX(config)# enable port-config-password <text>
BigIron RX(config)# enable read-only-password <text>
Syntax: enable super-user-password | read-only-password | port-config-password <text>
Passwords can be up to 48 characters long.