42 Installing the Software
Configure the Enable Password
The EXEC Privilege mode is accessed by the enable command. Configure a
password as a basic security measure. When using a console connection, EXEC
Privilege mode is unrestricted by default; it cannot be reached by a VTY
connection if no password is configured. There are two types of enable
passwords:
• enable password stores the password in the running/startup configuration
using a DES encryption method.
• enable secret is stored in the running/startup configuration in using a
stronger, MD5 encryption method.
Dell Force10 recommends using the enable secret password.
Create a VLAN
The Default VLAN is part of the system startup configuration, and is by default,
VLAN 1. You may make another VLAN the Default VLAN. The Default
VLAN cannot be deleted, disabled, or configured (you cannot assign it an IP
address), and only untagged interfaces can belong to it.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Configure a username
and password to
access the system
remotely.
username username password
[encryption-type] password
CONFIGURATION
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Create a password to
access EXEC
Privilege mode.
enable [password | secret] [level level]
[encryption-type] password
CONFIGURATION
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