HP 6125XLG - Configuring the Blade Switch; Configuring an Authentication Method; Configuring the Basic Network Settings

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• Bits per second—9,600.
• Data bits—8.
• Parity—None.
• Stop bits—1.
• Flow control—None.
Configuring the blade switch
By default, the switch does not authenticate console login users. To increase system security and enable
remote management:
• Configure a login authentication method, for example, Telnet, SSH, or NMS.
• Configure access services.
Configuring an authentication method
You can configure authentication on a user interface to control access to the switch.
Table 2 de
scribes the Telnet login authentication methods available for a VTY user interface. For more
information about login authentication methods, see HP 6125XLG Blade Switch Fundamentals
Configuration Guide.
Table 2 Telnet login authentication methods
Authentication
method
Characteristics Application scenarios
None Easy to configure, insecure
Lab environments and extremely secure
network environments
Password
Easy to configure, secure, providing flat user
management
Environments that do not need granular
privilege management
Username and
password
Complex to configure, secure, providing
hierarchical user management
Environments where multiple operators
cooperate to manage the switch
Configuring the basic network settings
An HP 6125XLG blade switch without any configuration will continuously attempt to obtain an IP address
via DHCP and then download a configuration file based on DHCP options 67 and 150. To use the
auto-configuration feature, see HP 6125XLG Blade Switch Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
The switch can perform basic data forwarding immediately after connecting to a network. To implement
more forwarding features, configure the basic network settings such as IP address, static route, and
VLAN. For more information, see HP 6125XLG Blade Switch Configuration Guides.