Brocade Communications Systems NetIron MLXe Series User Manual

Connecting a Router to a Network Device
• Assigning permanent passwords.............................................................................................................................................................193
• Conguring IP addresses............................................................................................................................................................................194
• Understanding management port functions.......................................................................................................................................196
• Connecting the router to a network device.......................................................................................................................................... 197
• Testing network connectivity......................................................................................................................................................................200
Assigning permanent passwords
DANGER
The procedures in this manual are for qualied service personnel.
By default, the CLI is not protected by passwords. To secure CLI access, it is strongly recommended that you assign passwords.
The CLI contains the following access levels:
• Privileged EXEC - This level is also called the Enable level and can be secured by a password. From this level you can manage
les on the management module ash memory or a auxiliary ash card in the management module slots 1 or 2, save the
system conguration to ash memory, and clear caches.
• CONFIG - The conguration level. From this level you can congure a system IP address and congure routing features. To
access the CONFIG mode, you must already be logged into the Privileged level of the EXEC mode.
NOTE
You cannot assign a password using the Web management interface. You can assign passwords using the Brocade Network
Advisor software if an Enable password for a super user is already congured on the device.
You can set the following levels of Enable passwords:
• Super user - Allows complete read-and-write access to the system. This is generally for system administrators and is the only
password level that allows you to congure passwords.
NOTE
You must set a super-user password before you can set other types of passwords.
• Port conguration - Allows read-and-write access for specic ports but not for global (system-wide) parameters.
• Read only - Allows access to the Privileged EXEC mode and CONFIG mode but only with read access.
To set passwords, perform the following steps:
1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter enable to change to the Privileged level of the EXEC mode.
device enable
device#
2. Access the CONFIG level of the CLI by entering the congure terminal command.
device# configure terminal
device(config)#
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Brocade Communications Systems NetIron MLXe Series Specifications

General

Brand	Brocade Communications Systems
Model	NetIron MLXe Series
Category	Network Router
Language	English