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APX 1000™ Getting Started Guide
Configuring the Shelf Controller
Restricting administrative access
well-known default password the first time you log into the unit. Following is the password
parameter, shown with its factory default setting:
[in USER/admin]
password = "Ascend"
You can specify any password up to 20 characters. All future logins governed by the
admin
User profile must provide the new password.
For example, the following commands change the
admin
password to
x1!35DPG
:
admin> read user admin
USER/admin read
admin> set password = x1!35DPG
admin> write
USER/admin written
When you telnet into the APX 1000 unit, the system prompts for the name and password of a
User profile and authenticates the information before allowing the Telnet session. The
following example shows the use of the password that was set previously. When entered
during an actual Telnet session, this password will not be displayed on screen.
% telnet 1.1.1.1
Trying 1.1.1.1...
Connected to 1.1.1.1
Escape character is ‘^]’.
User: admin
Password: x1!35DPG
Setting a Telnet password
A Telnet password is a global, system-wide password required for Telnet logins to the unit.
The Telnet password is requested before the system accepts the Telnet connection and prompts
for the username. Following are the default parameters associated with Telnet logins to an
APX 1000 unit:
[in IP-GLOBAL]
telnet-password = ""
user-profile = ""
Parameter
Setting
Password
Text string of up to 20 characters, which must be entered by a user
to log in with permissions authorized by the
admin
profile. The
value is case sensitive.
Parameter
Setting
Telnet-Password
Text string of up to 20 characters, required from all users
requesting a Telnet session. A user is allowed three attempts, with
60 seconds per attempt, to enter the correct password. A third
unsuccessful attempt terminates the login process. The value is
case sensitive.
