Nortel Networks 2500 Series - Manual (Page 73)

Configure passwords 73
Command Purpose
auto-negotiation-advertisements
10-full 10-half 100-full 100-half
pause-frame
Set 10/100 ports to advertise only 10Mb/s half
duplex and 100Mb/s half duplex .
default auto-negotiation-advertiseme
nt
To advertise gigabit for gigabit ports because
Custom Autonegotiation Advertisements
(CANA) is not appropriate for gigabit ports.
poe poe-shutdown Because Power Over Ethernet (PoE) is on by
default, use this command to disable PoE on
non-PoE ports.
no poe-shutdown Enable PoE for AP ports.
shutdown [port] Disable unused ports.
spanning-tree learning fast Set fast spanning tree leaning on access ports.
name <port name> Name uplink ports
If you need dual uplinks, Nortel recommends
that you add a second switch, in a stack, and
use port 48 of the second switch as the second
uplink.
Exit Terminate port configuration.
interface fastEthernet <uplink port> Enter configuration mode at the interface level
to configure port 48 as an uplink port .
speed auto Enable autonegotiate.
spanning-tree learning <normal or
disable>
Depending on the upstream switch location, set
spanning tree to normal or disabled.
name UP-<Switch IP Address>-<Slot>/<P
ort>
Example: UP-128.206.95.254-1/2.
Exit Terminate uplink configuration.
show interfaces all Display interface settings.
Configure passwords
Perform these commands to configure NNCLI passwords.
Command Purpose
cli password serial local Set the switch or stack to use local passwords
for serial port access.
cli password telnet local Set the switch or stack to use local passwords
for Telnet access.
no password security Remove password complexity and change
frequency restrictions.
cli password read-only Set the read-only password (you are required to
enter the password twice).
cli password read-write Set the read-write password.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series
Fundamentals
NN47215-102 01.01 Standard
27 October 2008
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