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Configuration procedure
Follow these steps to configure password authentication for console login:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter AUX user interface view
user-interface aux
first
-
number
[
last-number
]
—
Configure the authentication mode
as local password authentication
authentication-mode password
Required
By default, you can log in to the
device through the console port
without authentication and have
user privilege level 3 after login.
Set the local password
set authentication password
{
cipher
|
simple
}
password
Required
By default, no local password is
set.
Configure common settings for
console login
—
Optional
See “
.”
When you log in to the device through the console port after configuration, you are prompted to enter a
login password. A prompt such as <H3C> appears after you enter the password and press
Enter
, as
shown in
.
Figure 10
Configuration page
Configuring scheme authentication for console login
Configuration prerequisites
You have logged in to the device.
