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Click
Apply
. Since you have changed the password you will be prompted to log in again. This
time, use the new password.
Note
If you are not confident that your
console server
has the current firmware release, you can
upgrade. Refer to
Upgrade Firmware—Chapter 10
.
3.2.1 Set up new administrator
It is also recommended that you set up a new
Administrator
user as soon as convenient and log-‐in as
this new user for all ongoing administration functions (rather than
root
).
This
Administrator
can be configured in the
admin
group with full access privileges through the
Serial &
Network: Users & Groups
menu (refer Ch
apter 4
for details)
3.2.2 Name the console server
It is also recommended that you set up a
System Name
for your
console server
to make it simple to
identify.
Select
System: Administration
and
enter a
System Name
and
System Description
for the
console server
to give it a unique ID.
Note
The System Name can contain from 1 to 64 alphanumeric characters (however you can also use
the special characters “-”, “_”, and “.”)
There are no restrictions on the characters that can be used in the System Description or the
System Password (each can contain up to 254 characters). However, only the first eight System
Password characters are used to make the
password hash
.
The
MOTD Banner
can be used to display a “message of the day” text to users
Click
Apply
