SMC Networks WPCI-G - annexe 1, Management Manual

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User Account Commands
The basic commands required for management access are listed in this
section. This switch also includes other options for password checking via
the console or a Telnet connection (page 20-21), user authentication via a
remote authentication server (page 22-1), and host access authentication
for specific ports (page 22-37).
username
This command adds named users, requires authentication at login,
specifies or changes a user's password (or specify that no password is
required), or specifies or changes a user's access level. Use the
no form to
remove a user name.
Syntax
username name { access-level level | nopassword |
password { 0 | 7 } password }
no username name
• name - The name of the user.
(Maximum length: 8 characters, case sensitive. Maximum users: 16)
• access-level level - Specifies the user level.
The device has two predefined privilege levels:
0 : Normal Exec, 15 : Privileged Exec.
• nopassword - No password is required for this user to log in.
• { 0 | 7 } - 0 means plain password, 7 means encrypted password.
Table 22-2 User Access Commands
Command Function Mode Page
username Establishes a user name-based authentication
system at login GC 22-2
enable password Sets a password to control access to the
Privileged Exec level GC 22-4