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Creating user accounts
A switch can have a maximum of 15 user accounts.
Figure 22 User Account Administration–Add Account dialog box
To create a user account on a switch:
1. Select Switch > User Accounts.
2. Click the Add Account tab to open the Add Account tab page (Figure 22).
3. Enter an account name in the New Account Login field. Account names are limited to 15 characters.
The first character must be alphanumeric.
4. If the account is to have the ability to modify switch configurations, select the Admin Authority Enabled
option.
5. Enter a password in the New Password field and enter it again in the Verify Password field. A password
must have a minimum of 8 characters and no more than 20.
6. If this account is to be permanent with no expiration date, select the Permanent Account option.
Otherwise, click Account Will Expire and enter the number days in which the account will expire.
7. Click Add Account to add the newly defined account.
8. Click Close to close the User Account Administration dialog box.