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Configure a Management Route
Define a path from the Z9500 to the network from which you are accessing the system remotely.
Management routes are separate from IP routes and are only used to manage the Z9500 through the
management port.
• Configure a management route to the network from which you are accessing the system.
CONFIGURATION mode
management route ip-address/mask gateway
– ip-address: the network address in dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D).
– mask: a subnet mask in /prefix-length format (/ xx).
– gateway: the next hop for network traffic originating from the management port.
Configuring a Username and Password
To access the system remotely, you must configure a system username and password.
• Configure a username and password to access the system remotely.
CONFIGURATION mode
username username password [encryption-type] password
– encryption-type: specifies how you are inputting the password, is 0 by default, and is not
required.
* 0 is for inputting the password in clear text.
* 7 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using a Type 7 hash. Obtaining the
encrypted password from the configuration of another Dell Networking system.
Configuring the Enable Password
Access EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default.
Configure a password as a basic security measure.
There are two types of enable passwords:
• enable password stores the password in the running/startup configuration using a DES encryption
method.
• enable secret is stored in the running/startup configuration in using a stronger, MD5 encryption
method.
Dell Networking recommends using the enable secret password.
To configure an enable password, use the following command.
• Create a password to access EXEC Privilege mode.
CONFIGURATION mode
enable [password | secret] [level level] [encryption-type] password
– level: is the privilege level, is 15 by default, and is not required
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