XG Series User's Guide
Chapter 5 Command Reference
Password Information
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Default
If unset, the common setting will be the default.
5.14.2
password admin set
Function
Set an administrator password.
Available Model
XG0224 / XG0448 / XG0440DC / XG0440DCR / XG2600
Syntax
password admin set [<password> [encrypted]]
Options
<password>
•
Password
Specify a password using up to 64 characters from, 0x21,0x23 to 0x3e,0x40 to 0x7e
ASCII set.
•
Encrypted password
Specify the encrypted password together with "encrypted" to be displayed with the
command.
Correctly specify the character string displayed in the
command.
encrypted
•
Specify the encrypted password
Specify it when setting the encrypted password in <password>.
Use Mode
Configuration mode (admin class)
Explanation
Set a password for the administrator to login this device. When changing to the
administrator with the
command, the administrator password set in this
command is required.
To make the password secure, it shall be set with eight or more alphanumeric characters
and symbols mixed.
If the <password> option is not set, the password is required interactivery.
This command becomes valid just after it is set.
Entering "admin" for the user name and this password for "password" makes it possible
to login as the admin class and also to use admin-class commands.
Caution
Be sure to set an administrator password. When not setting the administrator password,
you can login without entering any password.
When not setting the administrator password, you can't use AAA user information (see
command) and user information in RADIUS-server.
When setting a password that consists of seven or fewer characters, only alphabetic
characters, or only numeric characters, and also when deleting a setting, the setting and
the deletion are performed, but a warning message will be displayed notifying that the
password is vulnerable.
With the
, and
commands, the encrypted password is displayed together with "encrypted".
Message
The <password> option is not set.
Type the password for administrator interactivery.
password format common
Password: