From the
Main Menu select:3. Console passwordsSet password screen
To set a new password:
Select
Set manager password or
Set operator password. You will then be prompted with
Enter new password.
Type a password of up to 64 ASCII characters with no spaces, and press
Enter. (Remember that passwords are case-sensitive.)
When prompted with
Enter new password again, retype the new password and press
Enter.
After you configure a password, if you subsequently start a new console session, you will be prompted to enter the password. Remember that usernames are optional. If you use the CLI or WebAgent to configure an optional username, the switch will prompt you for the username, and then the password.