Supermicro L2/L3 Switches Configuration Guide
1.2.3 Enable Password
Passwords for different enable levels can be configured by the switch administrator using the enable
password command.
Follow the steps below to enable password for any privilege level.
Step Command Description
Enters the configuration mode
enable password [level (1
password>
password for a particular
privilege level.
Level – Specify 1-15 for any of the
privilege levels
LINE enable password – Alphanumeric
Exits the configuration mode.
configuration is saved automatically as part of
configuration. Enable password configuration is not displayed with the ‘show running config’
command.
The “no enable password [level (1-15)]” command disables the enable password
parameters.
The example below shows the commands used to configure enable password.
SMIS# configure terminal
SMIS(config)# enable password level 10 pwd1
1.2.4 IP Authorized Manager
Supermicro switches allow configuration of IP authorized managers. This feature
enhances security on
the switch by using IP addresses to authorize computers to:
• Access the switch’s web browser interface
• Telnet into the switch’s console interface
• Use SNMP or SSH
Follow the steps below to configure the authorized managers for the switch.
Step Command Description