Avocent DSR1021 Switch User Manual


 
74 DSR1021/1022 Switch Installer/User Guide
Other Console Main Menu Options
Besides the Network Configuration option, the Console Main menu of the DSR1021/1022 switch
features the following menu items:
Security Configuration
Firmware Management
Enable Debug Messages
Restore Factory Defaults
Reset Appliance and Exit
Security Configuration
The DSR1021/1022 switch contains an internal database that can be used by the DSR Remote
Operations software, the local port, or the CONSOLE port if the DSView 3 software is
unavailable.
The Security Configuration menu contains the following options:
Local User Accounts: Add, edit or delete users to/from the DSR1021/1022 switch database.
Console Password: Enable or disable using security for the console (access requires an
Admin
account).
Reset Certificates: Reset the certificate used by the DSView 3 software system.
Secure Mode: Enable or disable the DSView 3 software Secure mode.
Local User Accounts
NOTE: When you use the options to add, edit or delete a user, a list of existing users appear. Enter N to display
the next page of users in the database or enter P to go back to the previous page of users.
To add a user to the DSR1021/1022 switch database:
1. Type 2 and press Enter to access the Security Configuration menu option.
2. Type 1 and press Enter to access the Local User Accounts menu option. A list of users already
within the database appears.
3. Type A.
4. At the user name prompt, type a username and press Enter.
5. At the password prompt, type a password and press Enter.
6. At the next prompt, type the password again and press Enter.
7. Enter 0 (zero) to exit.