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Commands for Basic Switch Configuration
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Mode. If the correct Admin user password is entered, Admin Mode access is granted; if 3
consecutive entry of Admin user password are all wrong, it remains in the User Mode.
When the user’s privilege is changed from the low level to the high level, it needs to
authenticate the password of the corresponding level, or else it will not authenticate the
password. Set the Admin user password under Global Mode with “enable password”
command.
Example:
Switch>enable
Switch#
1.1.10 enable password
Command: enable password [level <1-15>] [0 | 7] <password>
no enable password [level <1-15>]
Function: Configure the password used for enter Admin Mode from the User Mode,
The “no enable password” command deletes this password.
Parameter: level <1-15> is used to specify the privilege level, the default level is 15.
<password> is the password for the user. If input option 0 on password setting, the
password is not encrypted; if input option 7, the password is encrypted.
Command mode: Global Mode
Default: This password is empty by system default
Usage Guide: Configure this password to prevent unauthorized entering Admin Mode. It
is recommended to set the password at the initial switch configuration. Also, it is
recommended to exit Admin Mode with “exit” command when the administrator needs to
leave the terminal for a long time.
1.1.11 end
Command: end
Function: Quit current mode and return to Admin mode when not at User Mode/ Admin
Mode.
Command mode: Except User Mode/ Admin Mode
Example: Quit VLAN mode and return to Admin mode.
Switch(config-vlan1)#end
Switch#
1.1.12 exec-timeout