HP E3800 Series User Manual

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2 Configuring Username and Password Security
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Configuring Local Password Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Menu: Setting Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
CLI: Setting Passwords and Usernames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
WebAgent: Setting Passwords and Usernames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Saving Security Credentials in a Config File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Benefits of Saving Security Credentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Enabling the Storage and Display of Security Credentials . . . . . . . . 2-11
Security Settings that Can Be Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Local Manager and Operator Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Password Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
SNMP Security Credentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
802.1X Port-Access Credentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
TACACS+ Encryption Key Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
RADIUS Shared-Secret Key Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
SSH Client Public-Key Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Front-Panel Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
When Security Is Important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Front-Panel Button Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Clear Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Restoring the Factory Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Configuring Front-Panel Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Disabling the Clear Password Function of the Clear Button . . . 2-29
Re-Enabling the Clear Button and Setting or
Changing the “Reset-On-Clear” Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Changing the Operation of the Reset+Clear Combination . . . . . 2-31
Password Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
Disabling or Re-Enabling the Password Recovery Process . . . . . . . . 2-32
Password Recovery Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34

HP E3800 Series Specifications

General

Model	HP E3800 Series
Layer	Layer 3
Uplink Ports	4 x SFP+ ports
Stacking	Yes
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Available on some models
Management	Web, CLI, SNMP
Power Supply	Redundant (optional)
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C
Dimensions (W x D x H)	440 x 424 x 44 mm
Operating Humidity	10% to 90% non-condensing