Password protection – Dell PowerConnect 3024 User Manual

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Once you have set up the terminal correctly, plug the power cable into
the power receptacle on the back of the switch.

The boot sequence appears in the terminal.

Password Protection

NOTE: The first time you

set up Password
Protection, you must do it
from the console screen.
Once the switch is set up,
it can be managed
through the web interface.
See Section 3, “Web
Interface,” for more
information.

From the initial welcome screen, you must enter a password to proceed,
if password protection is enabled. If password protection is disabled, the
Main Menu is displayed and you immediately have access to the switch
management interface. By default, password protection is disabled.
If enabled, the default password is

switch and the default username is root.

To prevent unauthorized access to the switch, turn on password protection:

1

Select System Manager and press <Enter>.

Use the <Tab> key to navigate the menu.

2

Select Security Admin.

3

Type your password and press <Enter>.

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