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DES-3550 Fast Ethernet Layer 2 Switch
Figure 7- 17. Configure Local Enable Password window
To set the Local Enable Password, set the following parameters and click Apply.
Parameter Description
Old Local Enabled
If a password was previously configured for this entry, enter it here in order to
change it to a new password
New Local Enabled
Enter the new password that you wish to set on the Switch to authenticate users
attempting to access Administrator Level privileges on the Switch. The user may set
a password of up to 15 characters.
Confirm Local Enabled
Confirm the new password entered above. Entering a different password here from
the one set in the New Local Enabled field will result in a fail message.
Enable Admin
The Enable Admin window is for users who have logged on to the Switch on the normal user level, and wish to be
promoted to the administrator level. After logging on to the Switch, users will have only user level privileges. To gain
access to administrator level privileges, the user will open this window and will have to enter an authentication password.
Possible authentication methods for this function include TACACS/XTACACS/TACACS+/RADIUS, user defined server
groups, local enable (local account on the Switch), or no authentication (none). Because XTACACS and TACACS do not
support the enable function, the user must create a special account on the server host, which has the username "enable",
and a password configured by the administrator that will support the "enable" function. This function becomes inoperable
when the authentication policy is disabled.
To view the following window, click Security Management > Access Authentication Control > Enable Admin:
Figure 7- 18. Enable Admin Screen
When this screen appears, click the Enable Admin button revealing a window for the user to enter authentication
(password, username), as seen below. A successful entry will promote the user to Administrator level privileges on the
Switch.
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