Contents
x OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Switch Management Guide July 2010
User Account Defaults ..................................................................................................10-2
Overview of User Accounts ..........................................................................................10-4
Startup Defaults ......................................................................................................10-5
Quick Steps for Network Administrator User Accounts ........................................10-6
Quick Steps for Creating Customer Login User Accounts ....................................10-7
Default User Settings .............................................................................................10-8
Account and Password Policy Settings ..................................................................10-8
How User Settings Are Saved ................................................................................10-9
Creating a User ............................................................................................................10-10
Removing a User ..................................................................................................10-10
User-Configured Password ..................................................................................10-10
Configuring Password Policy Settings ........................................................................10-12
Setting a Minimum Password Size .......................................................................10-12
Configuring the Username Password Exception ..................................................10-12
Configuring Password Character Requirements ..................................................10-13
Configuring Password Expiration ........................................................................10-13
Default Password Expiration .........................................................................10-13
Specific User Password Expiration ...............................................................10-14
Configuring the Password History .......................................................................10-14
Configuring the Minimum Age for a Password ...................................................10-14
Configuring Global User Lockout Settings .................................................................10-15
Configuring the User Lockout Window ...............................................................10-15
Configuring the User Lockout Threshold Number ..............................................10-15
Configuring the User Lockout Duration Time .....................................................10-16
Manually Locking and Unlocking User Accounts ...............................................10-16
Configuring Privileges for a User ...............................................................................10-17
Setting Up SNMP Access for a User Account ............................................................10-18
SNMP Access Without Authentication/Encryption .............................................10-18
SNMP Access With Authentication/Encryption ..................................................10-19
Removing SNMP Access From a User ................................................................10-19
Allowing Only Console Access for the Admin User Account .............................10-19
Setting Up End-User Profiles ......................................................................................10-20
Creating End-User Profiles ..................................................................................10-21
Setting Up Port Ranges in a Profile .....................................................................10-21
Setting Up VLAN Ranges in a Profile .................................................................10-21
Associating a Profile With a User ........................................................................10-22
Removing a Profile From the Configuration ........................................................10-22
Verifying the User Configuration ...............................................................................10-23
Chapter 11 Managing Switch Security ......................................................................................11-1
In This Chapter ..............................................................................................................11-1
Switch Security Specifications ......................................................................................11-2
Switch Security Defaults ...............................................................................................11-2
Switch Security Overview .............................................................................................11-3
Authenticated Switch Access ........................................................................................11-4