Enterasys 6000 User Guide

To start a Local Management session, which is controlled through the Local Management 
Password screen. Whenever a connection is made to the switch module the Local Management 
Password screen displays. Before continuing, you must enter a password, which is compared to the 
previously stored passwords and associated management level access policy configured using the 
Security screen described in 

. The level of access allowed the user depends on the 

password. To set or change passwords, refer to 

. 

The level of management access is dependent on the Password and the associated Access Policy 
configured in the Password Configuration screen described in 

Turn on the terminal. Press ENTER (this may take up to four times, because the COM port of the 
switch module auto-senses the baud rate of the terminal) until the Local Management Password 
screen displays. 

 shows the Password screen.

NOTE: You can set the same string as a Security password and SNMP Community 
Name. This will allow you to access and manage the switch whether you are starting a 
Local Management session via a Telnet connection or local COM port connection, or 
using a network SNMP management application.

If you utilize a string for the security password and a different one for the SNMP 
Community Name, the two cannot be used interchangeably to access the switch 
module. The access levels can also be configured to be different.