Quick Start Manual

Installing the Software 19
Configure the Management Route
Define a path from the system to the network from which you are accessing the
system remotely. Management routes are separate from IP routes and are only
used to manage the system through the management port.
To configure a management route, follow this step:
Configure the Username and Password
To access the system remotely, configure a system username and password.
To configure the username and password, follow this step:
Configure the Enable Password
EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default. Configure a password as a
basic security measure. There are two types of enable passwords:
• enable password—stores the password in the running/startup configuration
using a Data Encryption Standard (DES)-encryption method.
• enable secret—stores the password in the running/startup configuration using
a stronger, MD5 encryption method.
Dell Force10 recommends using the enable secret password.
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Configure a
management route to
the network from
which you are
accessing the system.
management route ip-address/mask
gateway
CONFIGURATION
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Configure a username
and password to
access the system
remotely.
username username password
[encryption-type]
CONFIGURATION