Login Overview - HP 10500 Series Configuration Manual

Login overview

The first time you access the device, you can only log in to the CLI of the default MDC through the
console port. After login, you can create non-default MDCs, change console login parameters, or
configure other access methods, including Telnet, SSH, and SNMP.
Non-default MDCs do not have any console ports. To log in to a non-default MDC for the first time, you
must perform the following tasks:
Log in to the default MDC.
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Switch to the non-default MDC by using the switchto mdc command.
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After you log in to a non-default MDC, you can configure Telnet login, SSH login, or SNMP access.
Then, administrators of the default MDC and those of the non-default MDC can access the non-default
MDC through Telnet, SSH, or SNMP. For more information about MDC, see Virtual Technologies
Configuration Guide.
The device supports the FIPS mode that complies with NIST FIPS 140-2 requirements. Support for features,
commands, and parameters might differ in FIPS mode and non-FIPS mode. For more information about
FIPS mode, see Security Configuration Guide.
Telnet is not supported in FIPS mode.
Table 8 Login methods at a glance
Login method
CLI login:
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Local console
login
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Telnet login
Default settings and minimum configuration requirements
By default, console login is enabled and does not require
authentication. The default user role is network-admin. To
improve device security, configure password or scheme
authentication for the AUX line immediately after you log in to the
device for the first time.
By default, Telnet login is disabled.
To enable Telnet login, perform the following tasks:
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Enable the Telnet server feature.
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Assign an IP address to a Layer 3 interface and make sure
the interface and the Telnet client can reach each other.
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Configure an authentication mode for VTY login users. By
default, password authentication is used but no password is
configured.
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Assign a user role to VTY login users (network-operator by
default).
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Login configuration
Configuring CLI login
Configuring console
login
Configuring Telnet
login