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2. Open a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal on a PC, or TERM, TIP, or Kermit in a UNIX environment), and
configure the application as follows:
•
In a Windows environment, enter the following values: 9600 bits per second, 8 databits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow
control.
NOTE
Flow control is not supported on the serial consoles when attached to remote terminal servers and must be
disabled on the customer-side remote terminal server and the host-side clients.
• In a UNIX environment using TIP, enter the following string at the prompt:
tip /dev/ttyb -9600
If ttyb is already in use, use ttya instead.
The serial port is located on the port side of the chassis. The VDX 6740 uses an RJ-45 connector for the serial port. The VDX
6740T uses a mini-USB connector for the serial port. An RJ-45 to DB9 adapter is also provided with each model. The cable
supplied is a rollover cable.
CAUTION
To protect the serial port from damage, keep the cover on the port when not in use.
Refer to the product Technical Specifications for a listing of serial cable pinouts.
Assigning permanent passwords
When you log in for the first time, Extreme Networks recommends that you change the passwords for the default accounts.
The factory-configured default accounts are admin, user, and root. Use the default administrative account as shown in the following table
to log in to the device for the first time and to perform the basic configuration tasks.
The root account, disabled by default, is reserved for development and manufacturing. The user account is read-only and used primarily
for system monitoring.
TABLE 2 Default administrative account names and passwords
Account type Login name Password
Administrative admin password
User account (read-only) user password
Changing the default account passwords
When you change the default account password after you log in for the first time, only the default password rule is in effect. The rule
specifies a minimum password length of eight characters. For advanced user and role management, including setting password rules,
refer to the
Extreme Network OS Security Configuration Guide .
1. Enter the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode.
2. Enter the username command followed by the account name and the password parameter.
Assigning permanent passwords
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