Chapter 1
| Initial Switch Configuration
Connecting to the Switch
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When using HyperTerminal, select Terminal keys, not Windows keys.
4.
Power on the switch.
After the system completes the boot cycle, the logon screen appears.
Logging Onto the
Command Line
Interface
The CLI program provides two different command levels — normal access
level (Normal Exec) and privileged access level (Privileged Exec). The
commands available at the Normal Exec level are a limited subset of those
available at the Privileged Exec level and allow you to only display information
and use basic utilities. To fully configure the switch parameters, you must
access the CLI at the Privileged Exec level.
Access to both CLI levels are controlled by user names and passwords. The
switch has a default user name and password for each level. To log into the
CLI at the Privileged Exec level using the default user name and password,
perform these steps:
1.
To initiate your console connection, press <Enter>. The “User Access
Verification” procedure starts.
2.
At the User Name prompt, enter “admin.”
3.
At the Password prompt, also enter “admin.” (The password characters are not
displayed on the console screen.)
4.
The session is opened and the CLI displays the “Console#” prompt indicating
you have access at the Privileged Exec level.
Setting Passwords
If this is your first time to log into the CLI program, you should define new
passwords for both default user names using the “username” command,
record them and put them in a safe place.
Passwords can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric characters and are case
sensitive. To prevent unauthorized access to the switch, set the passwords as
follows:
1.
Open the console interface with the default user name and password “admin”
to access the Privileged Exec level.
2.
Type “configure” and press <Enter>.
3.
Type “username guest password 0
password
,” for the Normal Exec level, where
password
is your new password. Press <Enter>.
