Configuring password authentication for console login

Step

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter AUX line view or class view.

  • Enter AUX line view: line aux first-number [ last-number ]

  • Enter AUX line class view:line class aux

A setting in user line view is applied only to the user line. A setting in user line class view is applied to all user lines of the class.

A non-default setting in either view takes precedence over a default setting in the other view. A non-default setting in user line view takes precedence over a non-default setting in user line class view.

A setting in user line view takes effect immediately and affects the online user. A setting in user line class view does not affect online users and takes effect only for new login users.

3. Enable password authentication.

authentication-mode password

By default, authentication is disabled for the AUX line.

4. Set a password.

set authentication password { hash | simple } password

By default, no password is set.

5. Assign a user role.

user-role role-name

By default, an AUX line user is assigned the user role network-admin.

The next time you log in through the console port, you must provide the configured login password.