84 Configuring Dell PowerConnect
Configuring an Initial Telnet Password
To configure an initial Telnet password, enter the following commands:
console(config)#aaa authentication login default line
console(config)#aaa authentication enable default line
console(config)#line telnet
console(config-line)#login authentication default
console(config-line)#enable authentication default
console(config-line)#password pass1234
• When initially logging onto a switch through a Telnet session, enter
pass1234
at the password
prompt.
• When changing a switch mode to enable, enter
pass1234
.
Configuring an Initial HTTP Password
To configure an initial HTTP password, enter the following commands:
console(config)#ip http authentication local
console(config)#username admin password user1234 level 15
Configuring an Initial HTTPS Password
To configure an initial HTTPS password, enter the following commands:
console(config)#ip https authentication local
Note: You should generate a new crypto certificate each time you upgrade (install a new version of) the control
software application on the switch.
Enter the following commands once when configuring to use an HTTPS session over a console, a Telnet,
or an SSH session.
Note: In the Web browser enable SSL 2.0 or greater for the page content to appear.
console(config)#crypto certificate 1 generate
console(config)#ip https server
Note: Http and Https services require level 15 access and connect directly to the configuration level access.