Cisco 350 Series Managed Switches 9
The default username is cisco. The default password is cisco. 
Usernames and passwords are both case sensitive. 
STEP 7 Click Log In. 
If this is the first time that you have logged on with the default 
username and password, the Change Password page opens. The 
rules for constructing a new password are displayed on the page. 
STEP 8 Enter a new password and confirm the password.
NOTE Password complexity is enabled by default. The password 
must comply with the default complexity rules or it can be disabled 
temporarily by checking Disable next to the Password Strength 
Enforcement option.
STEP 9 Click Apply. 
CAUTION Make sure that any configuration changes made are saved 
before exiting from the web-based interface by clicking on 
the Save icon. Exiting before you save your configuration 
results in all changes being lost.
The Getting Started page opens. You are now ready to configure 
the switch. Refer to the Administration Guide or see the help pages 
for further information.
Configuring Your Switch Using the Console Port
To configure the switch using the console port: 
STEP 1 Connect a computer to the switch console port using the supplied 
console cable.
STEP 2 Start a console port utility such as HyperTerminal on the computer.
STEP 3 Configure the utility with the following parameters:
• 115200 bits per second
• 8 data bits
• no parity
• 1 stop bit
• no flow control
STEP 4 Enter a username and password. The default username is cisco, 
and the default password is cisco. Usernames and passwords are 
both case sensitive.