Allied Telesis AT-8948 Switch User Manual


 
Installation and Safety Guide
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4. Change the password.
A manager account with the default password is a serious security risk.
Remember the new password because there is no way to retrieve it if you
forget it.
To change the account password, use the set password command.
5. Configure online help.
To use online help you must first configure the help file by using one of
these commands:
For AT-8948, x900-48FE, x900-48FE-N, x900-48FS, and AT-9900 switches,
use:
set help=<filename>.hlp
For AT-9924Ts, x900-24XT, x900-24XT-N, and x900-24XS switches, use:
set install=preferred help=help-filename
Help files have an HLP extension. To see the help files on your switch, use
the command:
show system
6. Configure the switch.
Refer to the x900 Series Switch AlliedWare
®
Operating System Software
Reference for more information about configuring the software.
Alternatively, if you do not know the command syntax, use any of the
following to help you:
To display a list of help topics, use the help command.
To display help on a specific topic, use the help <topic> command.
To display a list of valid options, type a question mark or press the Tab
key at the end of a partial command.
To complete a parameter after you have typed enough letters to
uniquely match the desired one, press the Tab key.
7. Save the configuration.
Save your configuration to a new file by using the command:
create config=<filename>.cfg
Then set the switch to load this file when it restarts by using the command:
set config=<filename>.cfg