Configuring the Username and Password
To access the system remotely, configure a system username and password.
• Configure a username and password to access the system remotely.
CONFIGURATION mode
username
username
password [
encryption-type
]
Configuring the Enable Password
Access EXEC Privilege mode using the
enable
command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default.
As a basic security measure, configure a password. There are two types of enable passwords:
• enable password — stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a data encryption
standard (DES)-encryption method.
• enable secret — stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a stronger, MD5-
encryption method.
Dell Networking recommends using the enable secret password.
• Create a password to access EXEC Privilege mode.
CONFIGURATION mode
enable [password | secret] [level
level
] [
encryption-type
]
password
Creating a Port-based VLAN
The default VLAN (VLAN 1) is part of the system startup configuration and does not require configuration.
To configure a port-based VLAN, create the VLAN and then add physical interfaces or port channel (LAG)
interfaces to the VLAN.
• Configure a port-based VLAN (if the
vlan-id
is different from the Default VLAN ID) and enter
INTERFACE VLAN mode.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface vlan
vlan-id
After you create a VLAN, assign interfaces in Layer 2 mode to the VLAN to activate the VLAN.
To view the configured VLANs, use the
show vlan
command in EXEC Privilege mode.
Assigning Interfaces to a VLAN
You can only assign interfaces in Layer 2 mode to a VLAN using the
tagged
and
untagged
commands.
To place an interface in Layer 2 mode, use the
switchport
command.
You can designate Layer 2 interfaces as tagged or untagged. When you place an interface in Layer 2
mode using the
switchport
command, the interface automatically designates untagged and is in the
Default VLAN.
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