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44 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UPFORMANAGEMENT
Default Users and
Passwords
IfyouintendtomanagetheSwitchusingthewebinterfaceorthe
command line interface, or to change the default passwords, you need to
log in with a valid user name and password. The Switch has three default
user names, and each user name has a different password and level of
access. These default users are listed in Table 10.
CAUTION: To protect your Switch from unauthorized access, you must
change all default passwords as soon as possible, even if you do not
intend to actively manage your Switch
Ta b le 1 0
Default Users
Use the admin default user name (no password) to login and carry out
initial Switch setup.
Changing Default
Passwords
You can change the default passwords using either:
■
The security device user modify commandontheCLI,or
■
The Security > Device > User > Modify operation on the web interface.
For more information about default users and passwords, refer to the
“Superstack 3 Switch Management Interface Reference Guide” on the
Switch CD-ROM.
User
Name
Default
Password
Access Level
monitor monitor monitor — the user can view all manageable parameters,
except special/security features, but cannot change any
manageable parameters.
manager manager manager — the user can access and change the
operational parameters but not special/security features
admin (no
password)
security — the user can access and change all manageable
parameters
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