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The device configuration must be deleted to retrieve an IP address from the BOOTP server.
Security Management and Password Configuration
System security is handled through the AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) mechanism that manages user access rights, privileges and
management methods. AAA uses both local and remote user databases. Data encryption is handled through the SSH mechanism.
The system is delivered with no default user name or password configured—all user names and passwords are user-defined. If a user-defined password is
lost, a password recovery procedure can be invoked from the Startup menu. The procedure is applicable for the local terminal only and allows a one-time
access to the device from the local terminal with no password entered.
NOTE:
Ensure that you always include administrative level 15 privileges when entering your user name and password.
Configuring Security Passwords
The security passwords can be configured for the following services:
Console
l
Telnet
l
SSH
l
HTTP
l
HTTPS
l
NOTE:
Passwords are user-defined.
NOTE:
When creating a user name, the default priority is "1", which allows access but not configuration rights. A priority of "15" must be specifically set
to enable access and configuration rights to the device.
For more information about password limitation, see
Configuring an Initial Console Password
To configure an initial console password, enter the following commands:
console> enable
console# configure
console(config)# aaa authentication login default line
console(config)# aaa authentication enable default line
console(config)# line console
console(config-line)# login authentication default
console(config-line)# enable authentication default
"Configuring Network
Security".
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