Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions omniswitch User Manual

OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide

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Switch user accounts may be set up locally on the switch for users to log into and manage the switch. The 
accounts specify login information (combinations of usernames and passwords) and privilege or profile 
information depending on the type of user.

The switch has several interfaces (console, Telnet, HTTP, FTP, Secure Shell, and SNMP) through which 
users may access the switch. The switch may be set up to allow or deny access through any of these inter-
faces. See 

 for information about setting up management inter-

faces. 

This chapter describes how to set up user accounts locally on the switch through the Command Line Inter-
face (CLI). CLI commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details about the syntax of 
commands, see the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.

This chapter provides an overview of user accounts. In addition, configuration procedures described in this 
chapter include:

For information about enabling management interfaces on the switch, see 

For information about connecting a management station to the switch, see 

 and the OmniSwitch 6600 Family Getting Started Guide.

User information may also be configured on external servers in addition to, or instead of, user accounts 
configured locally on the switch (except end-user profiles, which may only be configured on the switch). 
For information about setting up external servers that are configured with user information, see the 
“Managing Authentication Servers” chapter in the OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration 
Guide.