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Login overview
The first time you access the device, you can log in to the CLI through the console port. After login, you
can change console login parameters or configure other access methods, including Telnet, SSH,
modem,, and SNMP.
Telnet is not supported in FIPS mode.
Table 6 Login methods at a glance
Lo
in method Default settin
s
and minimum confi
uration re
uirements
Logging in to the CLI:
• Logging in through the console
port locally
By default, login through the console port is enabled, no username or
password is required, and the user role network-admin is assigned.
After login, configure password or scheme authentication mode to
improve device security.
• Logging in through Telnet
By default, Telnet login is disabled.
To Log in through Telnet, complete the following configuration tasks:
• Enable the Telnet server function.
• Assign an IP address to a Layer 3 interface and make sure the
interface and the Telnet client can reach each other.
• Configure an authentication mode for VTY login users. By default,
password authentication is used but no password is configured.
• Assign a user role to VTY login users (network-operator by default).
• Logging in through SSH
By default, SSH login is disabled.
To log in through SSH, complete the following configuration tasks:
• Enable the SSH server function and configure SSH attributes.
• Assign an IP address to a Layer 3 interface and make sure the
interface and the SSH client can reach each other.
• Configure scheme authentication for VTY login users (password
authentication by default).
• Assign a user role to VTY login users (network-operator by default).
• Logging in through a pair of
modems
By default, modem dial-in is enabled, and you can dial in to the
switch. The default user role is network-admin.
Accessing the device through SNMP
By default, SNMP access is disabled.
To access the device through SNMP, complete the following
configuration tasks:
• Assign an IP address to a Layer 3 interface, and make sure the
interface and the NMS can reach each other.
• Configure SNMP basic parameters.