Specifications

CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the Switch/Security/Passwords page.
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Example
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Console(config)#enable password level 15 0 admin
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Console(config)#username bob access-level 15
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Console(config)#username bob password smith
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Console(config)#
SSH
The Secure Shell (SSH) server feature provides remote management access via encrypted paths between the switch and SSH-enabled management station
clients.
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l SSH Server Status — Allows you to enable/disable the SSH server feature on the switch (Default: enabled)
l SSH authentication timeout — Specifies the time interval in seconds that the SSH server waits for a response from a client during an authentication
attempt (Range: 1 to 120 seconds; Default: 120 seconds)
l SSH authentication retries — Specifies the number of authentication attempts that a client is allowed before authentication fails and the client has to
restart the authentication process (Range: 1 to 5 times; Default: 3)
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Command
Usage
enable password [level level] {0 |
7} password
Use this command to control access to the Privileged Exec level from the Normal Exec level. For the {0 | 7} parameter,
0 means plain password and 7 means encrypted password. The Privileged Exec level is 15 and the default password is
super.
username name {access-level level |
nopassword | password {0 | 7}
password}
Use this command to configure user name authentication at login. Use the no form command to remove a user name.
The device has two predefined privilege levels: 0: Normal Exec and 15: Privileged Exec. The default user names are
admin for the Privileged Exec level, and guest for the Normal Exec level.
NOTE: Only the CLI allows user names to be created and deleted.
NOTE: There are two versions of the SSH protocol currently available, SSH v1.x and SSH v2.x. The switch supports only SSH v1.5.