Huawei Quidway S6500 Series Command Manual

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Quidway S6500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 Logging in Ethernet Switch Commands
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Parameter
cipher: Configure to display password in encrypted text.
simple: Configure to display password in plain text.
password: If the authentication is in the simple mode, the password must be in plain
text. If the authentication is in the cipher mode, the password can be either in
encrypted text or in plain text. The result is determined by the input. A plain text
password is a sequential character string of no more than 16 digits, for example,
huawei918. The length of an encrypted password must be 24 digits and in encrypted
text, for example, _(TT8F]Y\5SQ=^Q`MAF4<1!!.
Description
Using set authentication password command, you can configure the password for
local authentication. Using undo set authentication password command, you can
cancel local authentication password.
The password in plain text is required when performing authentication, regardless
whether the configuration is plain text or encrypted text.
 Note:
By default, password is required to be set for authenticating the users connecting via
Modem or Telnet. If no password has been set, the following prompt will be displayed
“Login password has not been set !”
Example
# Configure the local authentication password on VTY 0 to huawei.
[Quidway-ui-vty0] set authentication password simple huawei
1.1.26 shell
Syntax
shell
undo shell
View
User interface view
Parameter
none

Huawei Quidway S6500 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Huawei
Model	Quidway S6500 Series
Category	Network Router
Language	English