Dell PowerConnect 54 Series, User Manual

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Configuring System Information
• Expiry Date — Indicates the expiration date of the enable password.
• Lockout Status — Specifies the number of failed authentication attempts since the user last logged in
successfully, when the Enable Login Attempts checkbox is selected in the Password Management page.
Specifies LOCKOUT , when the user account is locked.
• Reactivate Suspended User — Reactivates the specified user’s access rights, when selected. Access
rights can be suspended after unsuccessfully attempting to login.
Defining a New Enable Password:
1
Open the Enable Password page .
2
Define the fields.
3
Click Apply Changes .
The new Enable password is defined and the device is updated.
Assigning Enable Passwords Using CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for setting fields displayed in the Enable
Password page.
The following is an example of the CLI commands:
Defining Settings
The devices provide Terminal Access Controller Access Control System () client support.
provides centralized security for validation of users accessing the device.
provides a centralized user management system, while still retaining consistency with RADIUS
and other authentication processes. provides the following services:
• Authentication — Provides authentication during login and via user names and user-defined passwords.
• Authorization — Performed at login. Once the authentication session is completed, an authorization
session starts using the authenticated user name. The TACACS server checks the user privileges.
The protocol ensures network integrity through encrypted protocol exchanges between the
device and server. To open the
Settings page, click System
→
Management
Security
→
in the tree view.
Table 6-31. Modify Enable Password CLI Commands
CLI Command Description
enable password [ level level ]
password [ encrypted ]
Sets a local password to control access to user and
privilege levels.
console(config)# enable password level 15 secret