Administrator Guide

management route ip-address/mask gateway

• ip-address: the network address in dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D).

• mask: a subnet mask in /prex-length format (/ xx).

• gateway: the next hop for network trac originating from the management port.

Conguring a Username and Password

To access the system remotely, you must congure a system username and password.

• Congure a username and password to access the system remotely.

CONFIGURATION mode

username username password [encryption-type] password

• encryption-type: species how you are inputting the password, is 0 by default, and is not required.

• 0 is for inputting the password in clear text.

• 7 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using a Type 7 hash. Obtaining the encrypted password from the

conguration of another Dell Networking system.

Conguring the Enable Password

Access EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default. Congure a password as a

basic security measure.

There are three types of enable passwords:

• enable password is stored in the running/startup conguration using a DES encryption method.

• enable secret is stored in the running/startup conguration using MD5 encryption method.

• enable sha256-password is stored in the running/startup conguration using sha256-based encryption method (PBKDF2).

Dell Networking recommends using the enable sha256-password password.

To congure an enable password, use the following command.

• Create a password to access EXEC Privilege mode.

CONFIGURATION mode

enable [password | secret | sha256-password] [level level] [encryption-type] password

• level: is the privilege level, is 15 by default, and is not required.

• encryption-type: species how you input the password, is 0 by default, and is not required.

• 0 is to input the password in clear text.

• 5 is to input a password that is already encrypted using MD5 encryption method. Obtain the encrypted password from the

conguration le of another device.

• 7 is to input a password that is already encrypted using DES encryption method. Obtain the encrypted password from the

conguration le of another device.

• 8 is to input a password that is already encrypted using sha256-based encryption method. Obtain the encrypted password from

the conguration le of another device.

Manage Conguration Files

Files can be stored on and accessed from various storage media. Rename, delete, and copy les on the system from EXEC Privilege mode.

Getting Started