Dell PowerConnect 54 Series, User Manual

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Configuring System Information
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The Password Management page contains the following fields:
• Password Minimum Length (8-64) — Indicates the minimum password length, when checked. For
example, the administrator can define that all passwords must have a minimum of 10 characters.
• Consecutive Passwords Before Re-use — Indicates the amount of times a password is changed, before
the password can be reused. Possible field values are 1-10 .
• Enable Login Attempts — When checked, enables locking a user out of the device when a faulty
password is used more than a user-defined number of times. For example, if this field is checked,
configured to 5 and a user attempts to log on five times with an incorrect password, the device locks the
user out on the sixth attempt. Possible field values are 1-5.
Defining Password Management
1
Open the Password Management page.
2
Define the fields.
3
Click Apply Changes .
Password management is defined, and the device is updated.
Password Management Using CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for setting fields displayed in the Password
Management page.
Table 6-28. Password Management Using CLI Commands
CLI Command Description
password min-length length Defines the minimum password length.
password history number Defines the amount of times a password is changed,
before the password can be reused.
password lock-out number Defines the number of times a faulty password is
entered before the user is locked out of the device.
show password configuration Displays password management information.