3com WX2200 3CRWX220095A User Manual

3Com Mobility System Software (MSS) supports authentication, 
authorization, and accounting (AAA) for secure network connections. As 
administrator, you must establish administrative access for yourself and 
optionally other local users before you can configure the WX for 
operation. 

Here is an overview of configuration topics:

1 Console connection. By default, any administrator can connect to the 

console port and manage the switch, because no authentication is 
enforced. (3Com recommends that you enforce authentication on the 
console port after initial connection.)

2 Telnet or SSH connection. Administrators cannot establish a Telnet or 

Secure Shell (SSH) connection to the WX by default. To provide Telnet or 
SSH access, you must add a username and password entry to the local 
database or, optionally, set the authentication method for Telnet users to 
a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server. 

3 Restricted mode. When you initially connect to the WX, your mode of 

operation is restricted. In this mode, only a small subset of status and 
monitoring commands is available. Restricted mode is useful for 
administrators with basic monitoring privileges who are not allowed to 
change the configuration or run traces.

4 Enabled mode. To enter the enabled mode of operation, you type the 

enable command at the command prompt. In enabled mode, you can 
use all CLI commands. Although MSS does not require an enable 
password, 3Com highly recommends that you set one.