November 2009 Your First Login Session 7
Once the switch has successfully booted and you have
accessed your computer’s terminal emulation software via the
console port, you are ready to log in to the switch’s Command
Line Interface (CLI) and configure basic information.
Complete the following steps during your first login session:
• Log in to the switch
• Unlock session types
• Change the login password
• Set the date and time
• Set optional system information
• Save your changes
Note. You must be connected to the switch via the console
port before initiating your first login session.
Logging in to the Switch
When you first log in to the switch, you will be prompted for a
login (i.e., user) name and password. During this first login
session, only one user name option and one password option is
available:
• Login (i.e., user name)—admin
• Password—switch
To log in to the switch, enter admin at the login prompt:
login: admin
Next, enter the factory default password, switch, at the pass-
word prompt:
password: switch
Your First Login Session
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