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Configuring Device Security
Configuring Management Security
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Defining Line Passwords
Network administrators can define line passwords in the Line Password Page. After the line password is defined,
a management method is assigned to the password. The device can be accessed using the following methods:
• Console
• Telnet
• Secure Telnet
To define line passwords:
1. Click System > Management Security > Passwords > Line Password. The Line Password Page opens:
Figure 39: Line Password Page
The Line Password Page contains the following fields:
• Console Line Password — Defines the line password for accessing the device via a Console session. Pass-
words can contain a maximum of 159 characters.
• Telnet Line Password — Defines the line password for accessing the device via a Telnet session. Pass-
words can contain a maximum of 159 characters.
• Secure Telnet Line Password — Defines the line password for accessing the device via a secure Telnet
session. Passwords can contain a maximum of 159 characters.
• Confirm Password — Confirms the new line password. The password appears in the ***** format.
2. Define the Console Line Password, Telnet Line Password, and Secure Telnet Line Password fields.
3. Redefine the Confirm Password field for each of the passwords defined in the previous steps to verify the
passwords.
4. Click . The line passwords are saved, and the device is updated.