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HOW TO USE THE
A
DMINISTRATION CONSOLE
This chapter familiarizes you with user access levels of the Superstack™ II
Switch 2200 Administration Console and explains how to:
■ Move around within the menu hierarchy to perform tasks
■ Set up the interface parameters
■ Access online help
■ Use scripts for performing Administration Console tasks
■ Exit the Administration Console
Initial User Access As the initial user, access the system at the administer level and press Return
at the password prompt. The first time you access the Administration
Console, the password is null. Subsequent access is described in this
chapter.
Levels of User
Access
The Administration Console supports three password levels, allowing the
network administrator to provide different levels of access for a range of
Switch 2200 users. These access levels are described in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1 Password Access Levels
Access Level For Users Who Need to... Allows Users to...
Administer Perform system set-up and
management tasks (usually a
single network administrator)
Perform system-level administration
(such as setting passwords, loading
new software, and so on)
Write Perform active network
management
Configure network parameters (such
as setting the aging time for a
bridge)
Read Only view system parameters Access only “display” menu items
(display, summary, detail)