Contents
viii OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Switch Management Guide December 2007
Chapter 7 Managing Switch User Accounts ............................................................................7-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................7-1
User Database Specifications ..........................................................................................7-2
User Account Defaults ....................................................................................................7-2
Overview of User Accounts ............................................................................................7-4
Startup Defaults ........................................................................................................7-5
Quick Steps for Network Administrator User Accounts ..........................................7-6
Quick Steps for Creating Customer Login User Accounts ......................................7-7
Default User Settings ...............................................................................................7-8
Account and Password Policy Settings ....................................................................7-8
How User Settings Are Saved ..................................................................................7-9
Creating a User ..............................................................................................................7-10
Removing a User ....................................................................................................7-10
User-Configured Password ....................................................................................7-10
Configuring Password Policy Settings ..........................................................................7-12
Setting a Minimum Password Size .........................................................................7-12
Configuring the Username Password Exception ....................................................7-12
Configuring Password Character Requirements ....................................................7-13
Configuring Password Expiration ..........................................................................7-13
Default Password Expiration ...........................................................................7-13
Specific User Password Expiration .................................................................7-14
Configuring the Password History .........................................................................7-14
Configuring the Minimum Age for a Password .....................................................7-14
Configuring Global User Lockout Settings ...................................................................7-15
Configuring the User Lockout Window .................................................................7-15
Configuring the User Lockout Threshold Number ................................................7-15
Configuring the User Lockout Duration Time .......................................................7-16
Manually Locking and Unlocking User Accounts .................................................7-16
Configuring Privileges for a User .................................................................................7-17
Setting Up SNMP Access for a User Account ..............................................................7-18
SNMP Access Without Authentication/Encryption ...............................................7-18
SNMP Access With Authentication/Encryption ....................................................7-19
Removing SNMP Access From a User ..................................................................7-19
Setting Up End-User Profiles ........................................................................................7-20
Creating End-User Profiles ....................................................................................7-21
Setting Up Port Ranges in a Profile .......................................................................7-21
Setting Up VLAN Ranges in a Profile ...................................................................7-21
Associating a Profile With a User ..........................................................................7-22
Removing a Profile From the Configuration ..........................................................7-22
Verifying the User Configuration .................................................................................7-23
Chapter 8 Managing Switch Security ........................................................................................8-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................8-1
Switch Security Specifications ........................................................................................8-2
Switch Security Defaults .................................................................................................8-2
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