How To Change Password Powerconnect 5424

Configuring an Initial Terminal Password
To configure an initial terminal password, enter the following commands:
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
console(config-line)# password george
• When initially logging on to a device through a terminal session, enter george at the password prompt.
• When changing a device’s mode to enable, enter george at the password prompt.
Configuring an Initial Telnet Password
To configure an initial Telnet password, enter the following commands:
console(config)# aaa authentication login default line
console(config)# aaa authentication enable default line
console(config)# line telnet

console(config-line)# login authentication default
console(config-line)# enable authentication default
console(config-line)# password bob
• When initially logging onto a device through a Telnet session, enter bob at the password prompt.
• When changing a device mode to enable, enter bob.
Configuring an Initial SSH Password
To configure an initial SSH password, enter the following commands:
console(config)# aaa authentication login default line
console(config)# aaa authentication enable default line
console(config)# line ssh
console(config-line)# login authentication default
console(config-line)# enable authentication default
console(config-line)# password jones.
• When initially logging onto a device through a SSH session, enter jones at the password prompt.
• When changing a device’s mode to enable, enter jones.
Configuring an Initial HTTP Password
To configure an initial HTTP password, enter the following commands:
console(config)# ip http authentication local
console(config)# username admin password user1 level 15

Configuring an Initial HTTPS Password
To configure an initial HTTPS password, enter the following commands:
console(config)# ip https authentication local
console(config)# username admin password user1 level 15
Enter the following commands once when configuring to use a terminal, a Telnet, or an SSH session in
order to use an HTTPS session.
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console(config)# crypto certificate generate key_generate
console(config)# ip https server