Setting passwords (Menu)

1. From the Main Menu select:3. Console passwords

   Set password screen

2. To set a new password:

   1. Select Set manager password or Set operator password. You will then be prompted with Enter new password.

   2. Type a password of up to 64 ASCII characters with no spaces, and press Enter. (Remember that passwords are case-sensitive.)

   3. 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.