Alcatel-Lucent 6850-48 Supplementary Manual

Overview of Switch Login Components

Logging Into the Switch

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OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Switch Management Guide

• HTTP—The switch has a Web browser management interface for users logging in via HTTP. This 

management tool is called WebView. For more information about using WebView, see 

• SNMP—Any standard SNMP browser may be used for logging into the switch. See 

User accounts may be configured and stored directly on the switch, and user accounts may also be config-
ured and stored on an external authentication server or servers.

The accounts include a username and password. In addition, they also specify the user’s privileges or end-
user profile, depending on the type of user account. In either case, the user is given read-only or read-write 
access to particular commands.

 command creates accounts directly on the switch. See 

for information about creating accounts on the switch.

The switch may be set up to communicate with external authentication servers that contain user informa-
tion. The user information includes usernames and passwords; it may also include privilege information or 
reference an end-user profile name.

For information about setting up the switch to communicate with external authentication servers, see the 
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Network Configuration Guide.