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Basic configuration tasks
Step
Action
1
Access the CLI through the Telnet protocol or a Console connection.
For detailed information about this subject, see
.
2
From the command prompt, use the
cli password
command to
change the desired password.
cli password {read-only | read-write} <password>
"cli password parameters" (page 72)
explains the parameters for
the
cli password
command.
cli password parameters
Parameter
Description
{read-only | read-write}
This parameter specifies if the password
change is for read-only access or
read/write access.
<password>
If password security is disabled, the
length can be 1-15 chars. If password
security is enabled, the range for length
is 10-15 chars.
3
Press Enter.
—End—
Enabling and disabling passwords
After you set the read-only and read/write passwords, you can individually
enable or disable them for the various switch-access methods. To enable
passwords, perform the following task.
Step
Action
1
Access the CLI through the Telnet protocol or a Console connection.
For detailed information about this subject, see
.
2
From the command prompt, use the
cli password
command to
enable the desired password.
cli password {telnet | serial} {none | local | radius
| tacacs}
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series
Overview — System Configuration
NN47205-500
02.01
Standard
5.0
23 February 2007
Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks
Nortel Networks Confidential
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