HP ProCurve 530 NA, Management And Configuration Manual

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5-6
General System Configuration
Modifying Management Passwords
Modifying Management Passwords
Management access to the access point’s CLI and Web interfaces is controlled
through an administrator password.
Additional in-band access security can also be gained by setting management
access controls (see
“Setting Management Access Controls” on page 5-9
) and using
traffic filters (see
“Setting Up Filter Control” on page 5-55
).
C a u t i o n
HP strongly recommends that you configure a new Manager password and
not use the default
. If a Manager password is not configured, then the access
point is not password-protected, and anyone having in-band or out-of-band
access to the access point may be able to compromise access point and
network security.
Pressing the Clear button on the back of the access point for more than two
seconds removes password protection.
Web: Setting the Management Password
The Password screen enables the access point’s password to be set.
The Web interface enables you to modify these parameters:
■
New Password: New password to gain access to the administration of
the access point.
Note: The password is case sensitive and must be at least 1 character and
at most 32 characters long. However, only the first 8 characters of the
password are used; character number 9 and above are ignored at log in.
■
Confirm New Password: Re-entered new password to gain access to the
administration of the access point.
■ [Update]: Updates the new password.