Changing Or Resetting The Administrative Password - Cisco 4700M Administration Manual

Chapter 1 Setting Up the ACE
Detailed Steps
Follow these steps to session into the ACE and access configuration mode to perform the initial
configuration:
Access the ACE directly by its console port, attach a terminal to the asynchronous RS-232 serial port on
Step 1
the rear panel of the ACE. The ACE has one standard RS-232 serial port found on the rear panel that
operates as the console port. Any device connected to this port must be capable of asynchronous
transmission. Connection requires a terminal configured as 9600 baud, 8 data bits, hardware flow control
on, 1 stop bit, no parity.See the
Log into the ACE by entering the login username and password at the following prompt:
Step 2
switch login: admin
Password: admin
By default, both the username and password are admin.
The prompt changes to the following:
host1/Admin#
To change the default login username and password, see the
Password"
Caution
Note
To access configuration mode, enter:
Step 3
host1/Admin# configure
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z
The prompt changes to the following:
host1/Admin(config)#

Changing or Resetting the Administrative Password

This section describes how to change or reset the administrative password and includes the following
topics:
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section for details.
You must change the default Admin password if you have not already done so. Otherwise, you
will be able to log in to the ACE only through the console port. You will not be able to access
the ACE using Telnet or SSH until you change the default Admin password.
When you boot the ACE for the first time and the appliance does not detect a
startup-configuration file, a setup script appears to enable connectivity to the ACE Device
Manager GUI. The start-up script is not intended for use with the CLI. Select no to skip the use
of the setup script and proceed directly to the CLI. See
section for details.
Changing the Administrative Password
Resetting the Administrator Account Password
Cisco 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance Administration Guide
"Establishing a Console Connection on the ACE"
Setting Up the ACE
section.
"Changing or Resetting the Administrative
"Connecting and Logging In to the ACE"
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