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Instruction Manual - NXA-ENET8-POE+
Configuring User Accounts
Use the Security > User Accounts page to control management access to the switch based on manually configured user names and
passwords.
Command Usage
The default guest name is
guest
with the password
guest
. The default administrator name is
admin
with the password
admin
.
The guest only has read access for most configuration parameters. However, the administrator has write access for all
parameters governing the on-board agent. You should therefore assign a new administrator password as soon as possible,
and store it in a safe place.
The following table lists the options on this page:
Perform these steps to configure user accounts:
1.
Click
Security
>
User Accounts
.
2.
Select
Add
from the Action list.
3.
Specify a user name, select the user's access level, then enter a password if required and confirm it.
4.
Click
Apply
.
Security - User Accounts Options
User Name
The name of the user. (Maximum length: 32 characters; maximum number of users: 16)
Access Level
Specifies command access privileges. (Range: 0-15)
Level 0, 8 and 15 are designed for users (guest), managers (network maintenance), and
administrators (top-level access). The other levels can be used to configure specialized access
profiles.
Level 0-7 provide the same default access to a limited number of commands which display the
current status of the switch, as well as several database clear and reset functions. These
commands are equivalent to those available under Normal Exec command mode in the CLI.
Level 8-14 provide the same default access privileges, including additional commands beyond
those provided for Levels 0-7 (equivalent to CLI Normal Exec command mode), and a subset of the
configuration commands provided for Level 15 (equivalent to CLI Privileged Exec command mode).
Level 15 provides full access to all commands.
The privilege level associated with any command can be changed using the
privilege
command
described in the CLI Reference Guide.
Any privilege level can access all of the commands assigned to lower privilege levels. For example,
privilege level 8 can access all commands assigned to privilege levels 7-0 according to default
settings, and to any other commands assigned to levels 7-0 using the
privilege
command
described in the CLI Reference Guide.
Password Type
Specifies the following options:
• No Password - No password is required for this user to log in.
• Plain Password - Plain text unencrypted password.
• Encrypted Password - Encrypted password. The encrypted password is required for
compatibility with legacy password settings (i.e., plain text or encrypted) when reading the
configuration file during system boot or when downloading the configuration file from a TFTP
or FTP server. There is no need for you to manually configure encrypted passwords.
Password
Specifies the user password. (Range: 0-32 characters, case sensitive)
Confirm Password
Re-type the string entered in the previous field to ensure no errors were made. The switch will not
change the password if these two fields do not match.
FIG. 171
Configuring User Accounts