Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 57)

AT-S63 Management Software Menus Interface User’s Guide
Section I: Basic Operations 57
Resetting the
Manager
Password
If you change the manager password from the default and lose or forget it,
you can reset the password. Note the following about this feature:
ˆ This procedure is only available through a local management session.
ˆ A remote management session always requires a login and password.
ˆ This procedure assumes that the switch is in a secure location
accessible only to authorized personnel to ensure that only those
authorized persons can make a local connection.
ˆ When the local management session ends, such as the management
session timing out, a login and password are required to log in again
unless you perform this procedure again.
ˆ If the AT-S63 management software detects another active
management session when you perform this procedure, a message is
displayed for the other user stating that the user will be logged off.
Thus, this type of session takes precedence over any other user’s
management session.
ˆ After you reset the password, you do not need to reboot the switch.
To reset the manager password, perform the following procedure:
1. Reboot the switch.
2. When the switch displays “Press <Ctrl> B to go to Boot prompt,” type S
or s instead.
You are not prompted for a login or password but you are logged in
with manager privileges and the Main Menu is displayed, as shown in
Figure 3 on page 40.
3. Follow the procedure in “Changing the Manager or Operator
Password” on page 55 to reset the passwords.