Setting passwords, Setting an ip address, Manual configuration – Brocade Communications Systems Brocate Ethernet Access Switch 6910 User Manual
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Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Configuration Guide
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Basic Configuration
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Setting Passwords
If this is your first time to log into the CLI program, you should define new passwords for both
default user names using the “username” command, record them and put them in a safe place.
Passwords can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric characters and are case sensitive. To prevent
unauthorized access to the switch, set the passwords as follows:
1. Open the console interface with the default user name and password “admin” to access the
Privileged Exec level.
2. Type “configure” and press <Enter>.
3. Type “username guest password 0 password,” for the Normal Exec level, where password is
your new password. Press <Enter>.
4. Type “username admin password 0 password,” for the Privileged Exec level, where password is
your new password. Press <Enter>.
Username: admin
Password:
CLI session with the BR6910 is opened.
To end the CLI session, enter [Exit].
Console#configure
Console(config)#username guest password 0 [password]
Console(config)#username admin password 0 [password]
Console(config)#
Setting an IP Address
You must establish IP address information for the switch to obtain management access through
the network. This can be done in either of the following ways:
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Manual — You have to input the information, including IP address and subnet mask. If your
management station is not in the same IP subnet as the switch, you will also need to specify
the default gateway router.
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Dynamic — The switch can send IPv4 configuration requests to BOOTP or DHCP address
allocation servers on the network, or can automatically generate a unique IPv6 host address
based on the local subnet address prefix received in router advertisement messages. An IPv6
link local address for use in a local network can also be dynamically generated as described in
The current software does not support DHCP for IPv6, so an IPv6 global unicast address for use in
a network containing more than one subnet can only be manually configured as described in
Manual Configuration
You can manually assign an IP address to the switch. You may also need to specify a default
gateway that resides between this device and management stations that exist on another network
segment. Valid IPv4 addresses consist of four decimal numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods.
Anything outside this format will not be accepted by the CLI program.