Completing the Installation
Enterasys S-Series S8 Chassis Hardware Installation Guide 3-31
Completing the Installation
AfterinstallingtheS8chassisandmakingtheconnectionstothenetwork,accessthedevice
managementstartupscreenfromyourPCorterminalconnectionasdescribedinthefollowing
section.
StarttheCommandLineInterface(CLI)fromthedevice’slocalconsoleportasfollows:
1. Connectaterminaltothelocalconsoleport
asdescribedin“ConnectingtotheCOMPortfor
LocalManagement”onpage 3 ‐28.Thestartupscreendisplays.
2. Attheloginprompt,enteroneofthefollowingdefaultusernames:
– roforRead‐Onlyaccess
– rwforRead‐Writeaccess
– adminforSuperUseraccess.(ThisaccesslevelallowsRead
‐Writeaccesstoallmodifiable
parameters,includinguseraccounts.)
3. PressEnter.
4. ThePasswordpromptdisplays.LeavethisstringblankandpressEnter.Thedevice
informationandSSApromptdisplaysasshowninFigure 1.
TheS8chassisisnowreadytobeconfigured.ForinformationaboutsettingtheIPaddressand
configuringTelnetsettingsforremoteaccesstoS8chassismanagement,refertotheEnterasysS‐
SeriesConfigurationGuide.
TheCLIcommandsenableyoutoinitiallysetupandperformmoreinvolvedmanagement
configurations.TheEnterasysS‐SeriesConfigurationGuideisavailableonlineat:
http://www.enterasys.com/support/manuals
Note: This procedure applies only to initial log-in and to logging in to a device not yet 
configured with administratively-supplied user and password settings.
By default, the S8 chassis is configured with three user login accounts: ro for Read-Only 
access; rw for Read-Write access; and admin for super-user access to all modifiable 
parameters. The default password is set to blank (carriage return). For information on 
changing these default passwords, refer to the
 Enterasys S-Series Configuration Guide.
login: admin
Password:           
   
   
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